#4EA79E#4EA79E
#4EA79E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.1% C 0.087 H 186.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA79E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 167, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(174, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(174, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 0%, 5.4%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.11, -28.85, -3.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.11, 29.05, 186.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.14% -0.086 -0.0098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.14% 0.087 186.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1295, 31.7236, 37.2455) |
| Luminance | 0.3173 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.37
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.63
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.64
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.78
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.84
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA79E #A74E57
analogous
#4EA771 #4EA79E #4E83A7
triadic
#4EA79E #9E4EA7 #A79E4E
tetradic
#4EA79E #714EA7 #A74E57 #83A74E
square
#4EA79E #714EA7 #A74E57 #83A74E
split-complementary
#4EA79E #A74E83 #A7714E
monochromatic
#27544F #3B7D77 #4EA79E #74BEB7 #9ED2CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#4EA79E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#4EA79E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA79E
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA79E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA79E | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.35 | 7.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F9F9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91949F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0FAAA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea79e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 167, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.1% 0.087 186.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1ba',
500: '#4ea79e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea79e; $custom-light: #87c1ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea79e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 167,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.933,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67136,
"c": 0.08653,
"h": 186.5
},
"luminance": 0.31726
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA79E
secondary
#BE9297
accent
#5B67CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180