#4EA99F#4EA99F
#4EA99F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.088 H 185.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA99F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 169, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 37%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 54%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(53.8%, 0%, 5.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.75, -29.56, -3.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.75, 29.72, 185.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.66% -0.0878 -0.0088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.66% 0.088 185.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5852, 32.4966, 37.8237) |
| Luminance | 0.3250 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.99
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.88
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 5.23
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.96
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 6.03
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA99F #A94E58
analogous
#4EA971 #4EA99F #4E85A9
triadic
#4EA99F #9F4EA9 #A99F4E
tetradic
#4EA99F #714EA9 #A94E58 #85A94E
square
#4EA99F #714EA9 #A94E58 #85A94E
split-complementary
#4EA99F #A94E85 #A9714E
monochromatic
#275550 #3B7F78 #4EA99F #75BFB7 #9FD3CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#4EA99F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#4EA99F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA99F
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA99F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA99F | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1A19F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9396A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0BACA6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea99f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 169, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.088 185.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c3bb',
500: '#4ea99f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea99f; $custom-light: #88c3bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea99f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 169,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 173.407,
"s": 36.842,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67661,
"c": 0.08824,
"h": 185.7
},
"luminance": 0.32499
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA99F
secondary
#BF9398
accent
#5B67CD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180