#4EACA6#4EACA6
#4EACA6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.339; OKLCH L 68.6% C 0.089 H 189.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACA6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 166) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 55%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 0%, 3.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.86, -29.16, -5.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.86, 29.65, 190.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.63% -0.0881 -0.0149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.63% 0.089 189.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7744, 33.8756, 41.3020) |
| Luminance | 0.3388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.60
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.07
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.26
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.35
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACA6 #AC4E54
analogous
#4EAC77 #4EACA6 #4E83AC
triadic
#4EACA6 #A64EAC #ACA64E
tetradic
#4EACA6 #774EAC #AC4E54 #83AC4E
square
#4EACA6 #774EAC #AC4E54 #83AC4E
split-complementary
#4EACA6 #AC4E83 #AC774E
monochromatic
#285855 #3B827D #4EACA6 #76C1BC #A0D4D1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.70
#4EACA6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.78
#4EACA6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACA6
7.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACA6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACA6 | 1.00 | 2.70 | 7.78 | 7.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A4A6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9499A7
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eaca6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 166); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.6% 0.089 189.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c5c0',
500: '#4eaca6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eaca6; $custom-light: #88c5c0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eaca6",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 166
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.17,
"s": 37.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68627,
"c": 0.08932,
"h": 189.6
},
"luminance": 0.33878
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACA6
secondary
#C19598
accent
#5A62CE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281