#4EA89B#4EA89B
#4EA89B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.3% C 0.089 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA89B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 168, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 0%, 7.7%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.33, -30.12, -1.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.33, 30.15, 182.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.29% -0.0885 -0.0044) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.29% 0.089 182.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0584, 31.9894, 35.9634) |
| Luminance | 0.3199 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.23
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.26
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.28
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.71
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 6.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA89B #A84E5B
analogous
#4EA86E #4EA89B #4E88A8
triadic
#4EA89B #9B4EA8 #A89B4E
tetradic
#4EA89B #6E4EA8 #A84E5B #88A84E
square
#4EA89B #6E4EA8 #A84E5B #88A84E
split-complementary
#4EA89B #A84E88 #A86E4E
monochromatic
#27544E #3B7E74 #4EA89B #75BFB4 #9ED2CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#4EA89B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.40
#4EA89B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA89B
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA89B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA89B | 1.00 | 2.84 | 7.40 | 7.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A09B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93959C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14ABA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea89b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 168, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.3% 0.089 182.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c2b8',
500: '#4ea89b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea89b; $custom-light: #87c2b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea89b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 168,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.333,
"s": 36.585,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67286,
"c": 0.08858,
"h": 182.9
},
"luminance": 0.31992
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA89B
secondary
#BF9399
accent
#5B6CCD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180