#4EA99B#4EA99B
#4EA99B is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.5% C 0.090 H 182.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA99B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 169, 155) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 8.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.64, -30.60, -1.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.64, 30.62, 181.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.53% -0.0896 -0.0032) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.53% 0.09 182.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2437, 32.3600, 36.0252) |
| Luminance | 0.3236 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.39
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.59
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.41
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.65
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.82
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA99B #A94E5C
analogous
#4EA96D #4EA99B #4E89A9
triadic
#4EA99B #9B4EA9 #A99B4E
tetradic
#4EA99B #6D4EA9 #A94E5C #89A94E
square
#4EA99B #6D4EA9 #A94E5C #89A94E
split-complementary
#4EA99B #A94E89 #A96D4E
monochromatic
#27554E #3B7F75 #4EA99B #75BFB4 #9FD3CB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#4EA99B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.47
#4EA99B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA99B
7.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA99B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA99B | 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)
#A2A09A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#94969C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#13ACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea99b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 169, 155); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.5% 0.090 182.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c3b8',
500: '#4ea99b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea99b; $custom-light: #87c3b8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea99b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 169,
"b": 155
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.769,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67533,
"c": 0.08967,
"h": 182.1
},
"luminance": 0.32362
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA99B
secondary
#BF939A
accent
#5B6CCD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180