#4EACA9#4EACA9
#4EACA9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.089 H 192.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACA9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 169) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 55%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 0%, 1.7%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.95, -28.35, -6.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.95, 29.17, 193.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.73% -0.0867 -0.0191) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.73% 0.089 192.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0528, 33.9869, 42.7683) |
| Luminance | 0.3399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.98
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.67
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.18
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.35
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.08
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 7.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACA9 #AC4E51
analogous
#4EAC7A #4EACA9 #4E80AC
triadic
#4EACA9 #A94EAC #ACA94E
tetradic
#4EACA9 #7A4EAC #AC4E51 #80AC4E
square
#4EACA9 #7A4EAC #AC4E51 #80AC4E
split-complementary
#4EACA9 #AC4E80 #AC7A4E
monochromatic
#285856 #3B8280 #4EACA9 #76C1BF #A0D4D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#4EACA9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.80
#4EACA9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACA9
7.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACA9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACA9 | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.80 | 7.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3A4A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9399AA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B0AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eaca9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 169); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.089 192.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c5c2',
500: '#4eaca9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eaca9; $custom-light: #89c5c2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eaca9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 169
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.085,
"s": 37.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68728,
"c": 0.08882,
"h": 192.5
},
"luminance": 0.33989
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACA9
secondary
#C19596
accent
#5A5ECE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281