#4EA9AA#4EA9AA

#4EA9AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 68.0% C 0.086 H 196.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EA9AA
RGB	rgb(78, 169, 170)
HSL	hsl(181, 37%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(181, 54%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(54.1%, 0.6%, 0%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.08, -26.59, -8.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.08, 28.00, 198.23°)
OKLab	oklab(68.03% -0.0829 -0.0242)
OKLCH	oklch(68.03% 0.086 196.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.5825, 32.8956, 43.0764)
Luminance	0.3290 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EA9AA #AA4F4E

analogous

#4EAA7D #4EA9AA #4E7BAA

triadic

#4EA9AA #AA4EA9 #A9AA4E

tetradic

#4EA9AA #7D4EAA #AA4F4E #7BAA4E

square

#4EA9AA #7D4EAA #AA4F4E #7BAA4E

split-complementary

#4EA9AA #AA4E7B #AA7D4E

monochromatic

#285656 #3B7F80 #4EA9AA #75BFC0 #9FD3D3

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.77

#4EA9AA on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.58

#4EA9AA on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EA9AA

7.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EA9AA	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EA9AA	1.00	2.77	7.58	7.58
#FFFFFF	2.77	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FA2AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9096AB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AEA9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9B9B9B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ea9aa;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 169, 170);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.0% 0.086 196.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88c3c3',
    500: '#4ea9aa',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ea9aa;
$custom-light: #88c3c3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ea9aa",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 170
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180.652,
    "s": 37.097,
    "l": 48.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68031,
    "c": 0.08639,
    "h": 196.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.32898
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EA9AA

secondary

#C09494

accent

#5C5BCD

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F7

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0C1212

muted

#7D8181

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EA9AA

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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