#4EA99D#4EA99D
#4EA99D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.324; OKLCH L 67.6% C 0.089 H 183.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA99D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 169, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 7.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.69, -30.08, -2.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.69, 30.15, 183.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.6% -0.0887 -0.006) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.6% 0.089 183.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4130, 32.4278, 36.9171) |
| Luminance | 0.3243 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.23
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.59
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.39
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.68
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 5.95
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA99D #A94E5A
analogous
#4EA96F #4EA99D #4E87A9
triadic
#4EA99D #9D4EA9 #A99D4E
tetradic
#4EA99D #6F4EA9 #A94E5A #87A94E
square
#4EA99D #6F4EA9 #A94E5A #87A94E
split-complementary
#4EA99D #A94E87 #A96F4E
monochromatic
#27554F #3B7F76 #4EA99D #75BFB5 #9FD3CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.81
#4EA99D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#4EA99D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA99D
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA99D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA99D | 1.00 | 2.81 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A19D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93969E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0FACA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea99d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 169, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.6% 0.089 183.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c3b9',
500: '#4ea99d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea99d; $custom-light: #88c3b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea99d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 169,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.088,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67597,
"c": 0.0889,
"h": 183.9
},
"luminance": 0.3243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA99D
secondary
#BF9399
accent
#5B6ACD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180