#4EAA9A#4EAA9A
#4EAA9A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 67.7% C 0.091 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EAA9A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 170, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.1%, 0%, 9.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.92, -31.34, -0.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.92, 31.34, 180.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.75% -0.0912 -0.0007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.75% 0.091 180.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3468, 32.7001, 35.6470) |
| Luminance | 0.3270 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 4.56
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.87
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.07
Grey Teal
#5E9B8A
ΔE00 5.49
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.75
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EAA9A #AA4E5E
analogous
#4EAA6C #4EAA9A #4E8CAA
triadic
#4EAA9A #9A4EAA #AA9A4E
tetradic
#4EAA9A #6C4EAA #AA4E5E #8CAA4E
square
#4EAA9A #6C4EAA #AA4E5E #8CAA4E
split-complementary
#4EAA9A #AA4E8C #AA6C4E
monochromatic
#28564E #3B8074 #4EAA9A #75C0B3 #9FD3CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#4EAA9A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.54
#4EAA9A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EAA9A
7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EAA9A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EAA9A | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.54 | 7.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A199
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#95969B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#14ADA5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eaa9a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 170, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.7% 0.091 180.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#87c3b7',
500: '#4eaa9a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eaa9a; $custom-light: #87c3b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eaa9a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 170,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.565,
"s": 37.097,
"l": 48.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67749,
"c": 0.09121,
"h": 180.4
},
"luminance": 0.32702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EAA9A
secondary
#C0949B
accent
#5B6FCD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1211
muted
#7D8180