#4EABB9#4EABB9
#4EABB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.090 H 208.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EABB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 171, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 7.6%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.16, -23.34, -15.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.16, 28.02, 213.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.06% -0.0788 -0.0429) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.06% 0.09 208.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4582, 34.2457, 51.1053) |
| Luminance | 0.3425 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.58
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.05
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.29
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.54
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 11.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EABB9 #B95C4E
analogous
#4EB992 #4EABB9 #4E76B9
triadic
#4EABB9 #B94EAB #ABB94E
tetradic
#4EABB9 #924EB9 #B95C4E #76B94E
square
#4EABB9 #924EB9 #B95C4E #76B94E
split-complementary
#4EABB9 #B94E76 #B9924E
monochromatic
#285D65 #398591 #4EABB9 #7AC0CA #A6D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#4EABB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.85
#4EABB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EABB9
7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EABB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EABB9 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.85 | 7.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9EA5BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D99B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eabb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 171, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.090 208.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac4ce',
500: '#4eabb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eabb9; $custom-light: #8ac4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eabb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 171,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.85,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69061,
"c": 0.08972,
"h": 208.6
},
"luminance": 0.34248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EABB9
secondary
#C9A09A
accent
#6555D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1213
muted
#7D8182