#4EA79F#4EA79F
#4EA79F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.318; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.086 H 187.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA79F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 167, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.3%, 0%, 4.8%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.14, -28.58, -3.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.14, 28.86, 187.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.17% -0.0855 -0.0112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.17% 0.086 187.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2159, 31.7582, 37.7007) |
| Luminance | 0.3176 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.35
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.63
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.85
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.89
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.98
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA79F #A74E56
analogous
#4EA772 #4EA79F #4E82A7
triadic
#4EA79F #9F4EA7 #A79F4E
tetradic
#4EA79F #724EA7 #A74E56 #82A74E
square
#4EA79F #724EA7 #A74E56 #82A74E
split-complementary
#4EA79F #A74E82 #A7724E
monochromatic
#275450 #3B7D77 #4EA79F #74BEB7 #9ED2CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#4EA79F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.35
#4EA79F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA79F
7.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA79F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA79F | 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)
#9F9F9F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9194A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0DABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea79f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 167, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.086 187.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c1bb',
500: '#4ea79f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea79f; $custom-light: #87c1bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea79f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 167,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.607,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67169,
"c": 0.08625,
"h": 187.5
},
"luminance": 0.3176
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA79F
secondary
#BE9296
accent
#5B66CC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180