#4EA7AF#4EA7AF
#4EA7AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.085 H 203.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA7AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 167, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 4.6%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.63, -24.18, -12.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.63, 27.10, 206.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.73% -0.0785 -0.0338) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.73% 0.085 203.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6953, 32.3499, 45.4919) |
| Luminance | 0.3235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.07
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.99
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.99
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.08
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 9.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA7AF #AF564E
analogous
#4EAF86 #4EA7AF #4E77AF
triadic
#4EA7AF #AF4EA7 #A7AF4E
tetradic
#4EA7AF #864EAF #AF564E #77AF4E
square
#4EA7AF #864EAF #AF564E #77AF4E
split-complementary
#4EA7AF #AF4E77 #AF864E
monochromatic
#28565A #3B7F85 #4EA7AF #78BCC3 #A2D1D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#4EA7AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#4EA7AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA7AF
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA7AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA7AF | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CA1B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C95AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea7af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 167, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.085 203.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c1c6',
500: '#4ea7af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea7af; $custom-light: #89c1c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea7af",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 167,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.948,
"s": 38.34,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67725,
"c": 0.08548,
"h": 203.3
},
"luminance": 0.32352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA7AF
secondary
#C39A96
accent
#635ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182