#4EA79A#4EA79A
#4EA79A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.088 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA79A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 167, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 0%, 7.8%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.00, -29.89, -1.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.00, 29.92, 182.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.01% -0.0878 -0.0042) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.01% 0.088 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.7908, 31.5881, 35.4617) |
| Luminance | 0.3159 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.00
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.82
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.02
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.03
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.52
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA79A #A74E5B
analogous
#4EA76D #4EA79A #4E87A7
triadic
#4EA79A #9A4EA7 #A79A4E
tetradic
#4EA79A #6D4EA7 #A74E5B #87A74E
square
#4EA79A #6D4EA7 #A74E5B #87A74E
split-complementary
#4EA79A #A74E87 #A76D4E
monochromatic
#27544D #3B7D74 #4EA79A #74BEB3 #9ED2CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#4EA79A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.32
#4EA79A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA79A
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA79A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA79A | 1.00 | 2.87 | 7.32 | 7.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A09F9A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92949B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16AAA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea79a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 167, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.088 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1b7',
500: '#4ea79a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea79a; $custom-light: #87c1b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea79a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 167,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.236,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67007,
"c": 0.08788,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.3159
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA79A
secondary
#BE9299
accent
#5B6CCC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180