#4EA7B5#4EA7B5
#4EA7B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.9% C 0.087 H 209.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA7B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 167, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 7.7%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.83, -22.46, -15.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.83, 27.17, 214.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.95% -0.076 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.95% 0.087 209.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2977, 32.5909, 48.6646) |
| Luminance | 0.3259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.32
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.39
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.84
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.05
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 10.25
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA7B5 #B55C4E
analogous
#4EB58F #4EA7B5 #4E73B5
triadic
#4EA7B5 #B54EA7 #A7B54E
tetradic
#4EA7B5 #8F4EB5 #B55C4E #73B54E
square
#4EA7B5 #8F4EB5 #B55C4E #73B54E
split-complementary
#4EA7B5 #B54E73 #B58F4E
monochromatic
#285960 #3A808B #4EA7B5 #79BCC7 #A4D2D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#4EA7B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#4EA7B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA7B5
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA7B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA7B5 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9AA1B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A96B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00AEAB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea7b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 167, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.9% 0.087 209.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c1cb',
500: '#4ea7b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea7b5; $custom-light: #89c1cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea7b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 167,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.155,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67949,
"c": 0.08699,
"h": 209.1
},
"luminance": 0.32593
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA7B5
secondary
#C69F99
accent
#6857D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182