#4EA79B#4EA79B
#4EA79B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.316; OKLCH L 67.0% C 0.088 H 183.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA79B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 167, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 0%, 7.2%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.03, -29.63, -1.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.03, 29.69, 183.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.04% -0.0873 -0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.04% 0.088 183.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8745, 31.6216, 35.9021) |
| Luminance | 0.3162 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.11
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.88
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.19
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.55
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA79B #A74E5A
analogous
#4EA76E #4EA79B #4E86A7
triadic
#4EA79B #9B4EA7 #A79B4E
tetradic
#4EA79B #6E4EA7 #A74E5A #86A74E
square
#4EA79B #6E4EA7 #A74E5A #86A74E
split-complementary
#4EA79B #A74E86 #A76E4E
monochromatic
#27544E #3B7D74 #4EA79B #74BEB4 #9ED2CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.87
#4EA79B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.32
#4EA79B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA79B
7.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA79B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA79B | 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)
#A09F9B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92949C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#15AAA3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea79b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 167, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.0% 0.088 183.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1b8',
500: '#4ea79b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea79b; $custom-light: #87c1b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea79b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 167,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.91,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67039,
"c": 0.08751,
"h": 183.7
},
"luminance": 0.31624
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA79B
secondary
#BE9298
accent
#5B6BCC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180