#4EAA97#4EAA97
#4EAA97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.093 H 177.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EAA97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 170, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 0%, 11.2%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.84, -32.10, 1.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.84, 32.13, 177.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.66% -0.0926 0.0035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.66% 0.093 177.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1001, 32.6014, 34.3475) |
| Luminance | 0.3260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.20
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.63
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.37
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.75
Blue Green
#0F9B8E
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EAA97 #AA4E61
analogous
#4EAA69 #4EAA97 #4E8FAA
triadic
#4EAA97 #974EAA #AA974E
tetradic
#4EAA97 #694EAA #AA4E61 #8FAA4E
square
#4EAA97 #694EAA #AA4E61 #8FAA4E
split-complementary
#4EAA97 #AA4E8F #AA694E
monochromatic
#28564C #3B8072 #4EAA97 #75C0B0 #9FD3C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#4EAA97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#4EAA97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EAA97
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EAA97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EAA97 | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A196
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#969698
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#19ACA4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eaa97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 170, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.093 177.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c4b5',
500: '#4eaa97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eaa97; $custom-light: #87c4b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eaa97",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 170,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.609,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67657,
"c": 0.09266,
"h": 177.8
},
"luminance": 0.32604
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EAA97
secondary
#C0949D
accent
#5B72CD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180