#4EABA9#4EABA9
#4EABA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.336; OKLCH L 68.5% C 0.088 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EABA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 171, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 37%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 54%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.4%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.65, -27.86, -7.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.65, 28.81, 194.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.48% -0.0856 -0.0204) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.48% 0.088 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8632, 33.6077, 42.7051) |
| Luminance | 0.3361 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.35
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.27
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.23
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.62
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.16
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EABA9 #AB4E50
analogous
#4EAB7B #4EABA9 #4E7FAB
triadic
#4EABA9 #A94EAB #ABA94E
tetradic
#4EABA9 #7B4EAB #AB4E50 #7FAB4E
square
#4EABA9 #7B4EAB #AB4E50 #7FAB4E
split-complementary
#4EABA9 #AB4E7F #AB7B4E
monochromatic
#285756 #3B817F #4EABA9 #76C0BF #A0D4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#4EABA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.72
#4EABA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EABA9
7.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EABA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EABA9 | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.72 | 7.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.72 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A3A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9298AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eaba9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 171, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.5% 0.088 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c4c2',
500: '#4eaba9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eaba9; $custom-light: #88c4c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eaba9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 171,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.71,
"s": 37.349,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68484,
"c": 0.088,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.3361
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EABA9
secondary
#C19495
accent
#5A5DCD
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181