#4EA89E#4EA89E
#4EA89E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.321; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.088 H 185.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA89E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 168, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 0%, 6%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.42, -29.33, -3.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.42, 29.49, 185.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.38% -0.0871 -0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.38% 0.088 185.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3134, 32.0914, 37.3068) |
| Luminance | 0.3209 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.20
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.65
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.96
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.80
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.91
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA89E #A84E58
analogous
#4EA871 #4EA89E #4E85A8
triadic
#4EA89E #9E4EA8 #A89E4E
tetradic
#4EA89E #714EA8 #A84E58 #85A84E
square
#4EA89E #714EA8 #A84E58 #85A84E
split-complementary
#4EA89E #A84E85 #A8714E
monochromatic
#27544F #3B7E77 #4EA89E #75BFB6 #9ED2CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#4EA89E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.42
#4EA89E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA89E
7.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA89E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA89E | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.42 | 7.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A09E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#92959F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EABA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea89e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 168, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.088 185.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c2ba',
500: '#4ea89e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea89e; $custom-light: #87c2ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea89e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 168,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.333,
"s": 36.585,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67382,
"c": 0.08753,
"h": 185.6
},
"luminance": 0.32094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA89E
secondary
#BF9398
accent
#5B68CD
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180