#4EA89A#4EA89A
#4EA89A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.089 H 182.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA89A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 168, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 0%, 8.3%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.31, -30.37, -0.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.31, 30.39, 181.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.26% -0.0889 -0.003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.26% 0.089 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9747, 31.9559, 35.5230) |
| Luminance | 0.3196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.15
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.79
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.41
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.70
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA89A #A84E5C
analogous
#4EA86D #4EA89A #4E89A8
triadic
#4EA89A #9A4EA8 #A89A4E
tetradic
#4EA89A #6D4EA8 #A84E5C #89A84E
square
#4EA89A #6D4EA8 #A84E5C #89A84E
split-complementary
#4EA89A #A84E89 #A86D4E
monochromatic
#27544D #3B7E74 #4EA89A #75BFB3 #9ED2CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#4EA89A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.39
#4EA89A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA89A
7.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA89A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA89A | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.39 | 7.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19F99
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93959B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea89a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 168, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.089 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c2b7',
500: '#4ea89a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea89a; $custom-light: #87c2b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea89a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 168,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.667,
"s": 36.585,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67255,
"c": 0.08898,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.31958
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA89A
secondary
#BF939A
accent
#5B6DCD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180