#4EA8A1#4EA8A1
#4EA8A1 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.087 H 188.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA8A1 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 168, 161) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.6%, 0%, 4.2%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.50, -28.54, -4.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.50, 28.90, 189.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.48% -0.0858 -0.0128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.48% 0.087 188.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5748, 32.1960, 38.6834) |
| Luminance | 0.3220 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.14
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 4.92
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.28
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.77
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.34
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA8A1 #A84E55
analogous
#4EA874 #4EA8A1 #4E82A8
triadic
#4EA8A1 #A14EA8 #A8A14E
tetradic
#4EA8A1 #744EA8 #A84E55 #82A84E
square
#4EA8A1 #744EA8 #A84E55 #82A84E
split-complementary
#4EA8A1 #A84E82 #A8744E
monochromatic
#275451 #3B7E79 #4EA8A1 #75BFB9 #9ED2CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.82
#4EA8A1 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.44
#4EA8A1 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA8A1
7.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA8A1 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA8A1 | 1.00 | 2.82 | 7.44 | 7.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.82 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A0A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9195A2
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#06ACA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea8a1; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 168, 161); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.087 188.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c2bc',
500: '#4ea8a1',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea8a1; $custom-light: #88c2bc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea8a1",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 168,
"b": 161
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.333,
"s": 36.585,
"l": 48.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6748,
"c": 0.08671,
"h": 188.5
},
"luminance": 0.32198
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA8A1
secondary
#BF9396
accent
#5B64CD
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F7F6
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181