#4EA99A#4EA99A
#4EA99A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.323; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.090 H 181.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA99A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 169, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 8.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.61, -30.86, -0.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.61, 30.86, 180.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.5% -0.0901 -0.0018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.5% 0.09 181.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1600, 32.3266, 35.5847) |
| Luminance | 0.3233 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.34
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.81
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.31
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.50
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.81
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA99A #A94E5D
analogous
#4EA96C #4EA99A #4E8AA9
triadic
#4EA99A #9A4EA9 #A99A4E
tetradic
#4EA99A #6C4EA9 #A94E5D #8AA94E
square
#4EA99A #6C4EA9 #A94E5D #8AA94E
split-complementary
#4EA99A #A94E8A #A96C4E
monochromatic
#27554E #3B7F74 #4EA99A #75BFB3 #9FD3CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#4EA99A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#4EA99A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA99A
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA99A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA99A | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.47 | 7.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A099
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94969B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#15ACA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea99a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 169, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.090 181.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c3b7',
500: '#4ea99a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea99a; $custom-light: #87c3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea99a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 169,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.11,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67502,
"c": 0.09009,
"h": 181.2
},
"luminance": 0.32329
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA99A
secondary
#BF939B
accent
#5B6ECD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180