#4EACA5#4EACA5
#4EACA5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.338; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.090 H 188.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACA5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 165) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 55%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 0%, 4.1%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.83, -29.43, -4.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.83, 29.82, 189.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.59% -0.0885 -0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.59% 0.09 188.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6830, 33.8390, 40.8208) |
| Luminance | 0.3384 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.38
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.46
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.03
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.13
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.48
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACA5 #AC4E55
analogous
#4EAC76 #4EACA5 #4E84AC
triadic
#4EACA5 #A54EAC #ACA54E
tetradic
#4EACA5 #764EAC #AC4E55 #84AC4E
square
#4EACA5 #764EAC #AC4E55 #84AC4E
split-complementary
#4EACA5 #AC4E84 #AC764E
monochromatic
#285854 #3B827D #4EACA5 #76C1BB #A0D4D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#4EACA5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.77
#4EACA5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACA5
7.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACA5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACA5 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.77 | 7.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A4A4A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9499A6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eaca5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 165); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.090 188.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c5bf',
500: '#4eaca5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eaca5; $custom-light: #88c5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eaca5",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 165
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.532,
"s": 37.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68594,
"c": 0.08953,
"h": 188.7
},
"luminance": 0.33841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACA5
secondary
#C19598
accent
#5A63CE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281