#4EA990#4EA990
#4EA990 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.320; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.095 H 172.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA990 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 169, 144) |
| HSL | hsl(164, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(164, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 14.8%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.35, -33.35, 4.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.35, 33.68, 171.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.2% -0.0947 0.0119) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.2% 0.095 172.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3616, 32.0072, 31.3797) |
| Luminance | 0.3201 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.26
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.14
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.44
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.62
Ocean Green
#3D9973
ΔE00 6.97
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 7.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA990 #A94E67
analogous
#4EA962 #4EA990 #4E94A9
triadic
#4EA990 #904EA9 #A9904E
tetradic
#4EA990 #624EA9 #A94E67 #94A94E
square
#4EA990 #624EA9 #A94E67 #94A94E
split-complementary
#4EA990 #A94E94 #A9624E
monochromatic
#275549 #3B7F6C #4EA990 #75BFAB #9FD3C4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.84
#4EA990 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.40
#4EA990 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA990
7.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA990 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA990 | 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)
#A49F8F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969592
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#21AAA2
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea990; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 169, 144); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.095 172.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c3b0',
500: '#4ea990',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea990; $custom-light: #87c3b0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea990",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 169,
"b": 144
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.516,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67201,
"c": 0.09544,
"h": 172.8
},
"luminance": 0.32009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA990
secondary
#BF939F
accent
#5B7ACD
background
#F8FCFA
surface
#F0F8F4
border
#CBD1CE
text
#0C1210
muted
#7D817F