#4EA9B2#4EA9B2

#4EA9B2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.332; OKLCH L 68.3% C 0.087 H 204.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EA9B2
RGB	rgb(78, 169, 178)
HSL	hsl(185, 39%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(185, 56%, 70%)
CMYK	cmyk(56.2%, 5.1%, 0%, 30.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(64.33, -24.34, -12.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(64.33, 27.53, 207.83°)
OKLab	oklab(68.32% -0.0795 -0.0355)
OKLCH	oklch(68.32% 0.087 204.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.3624, 33.2075, 47.1840)
Luminance	0.3321 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EA9B2 #B2574E

analogous

#4EB289 #4EA9B2 #4E77B2

triadic

#4EA9B2 #B24EA9 #A9B24E

tetradic

#4EA9B2 #894EB2 #B2574E #77B24E

square

#4EA9B2 #894EB2 #B2574E #77B24E

split-complementary

#4EA9B2 #B24E77 #B2894E

monochromatic

#29585D #3B8188 #4EA9B2 #79BEC5 #A3D2D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.75

#4EA9B2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.64

#4EA9B2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EA9B2

7.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EA9B2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EA9B2	1.00	2.75	7.64	7.64
#FFFFFF	2.75	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9DA3B3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8D97B2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00AFAC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9C9C9C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ea9b2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 169, 178);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(68.3% 0.087 204.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89c3c9',
    500: '#4ea9b2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ea9b2;
$custom-light: #89c3c9;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ea9b2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 169,
    "b": 178
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.4,
    "s": 39.37,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.68318,
    "c": 0.08707,
    "h": 204.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.3321
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EA9B2

secondary

#C49C98

accent

#6359CF

background

#F8FCFC

surface

#F0F8F8

border

#CBD1D1

text

#0C1213

muted

#7D8182

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EA9B2

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

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