#4EA7AE#4EA7AE
#4EA7AE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.085 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA7AE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 167, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 4%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.60, -24.47, -11.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.60, 27.13, 205.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.69% -0.079 -0.0324) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.69% 0.085 202.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5974, 32.3108, 44.9765) |
| Luminance | 0.3231 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 3.94
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.22
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.67
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.73
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.58
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.01
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA7AE #AE554E
analogous
#4EAE85 #4EA7AE #4E77AE
triadic
#4EA7AE #AE4EA7 #A7AE4E
tetradic
#4EA7AE #854EAE #AE554E #77AE4E
square
#4EA7AE #854EAE #AE554E #77AE4E
split-complementary
#4EA7AE #AE4E77 #AE854E
monochromatic
#285659 #3B7E84 #4EA7AE #77BDC2 #A1D1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#4EA7AE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.46
#4EA7AE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA7AE
7.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA7AE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA7AE | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.46 | 7.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.46 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA1AF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C95AE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea7ae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 167, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.085 202.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c1c6',
500: '#4ea7ae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea7ae; $custom-light: #88c1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea7ae",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 167,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.375,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67688,
"c": 0.08533,
"h": 202.3
},
"luminance": 0.32313
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA7AE
secondary
#C29996
accent
#625ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182