#4EACAA#4EACAA
#4EACAA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.340; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.089 H 193.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACAA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(179, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(179, 55%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 0%, 1.2%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.98, -28.07, -7.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.98, 29.04, 194.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.76% -0.0863 -0.0205) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.76% 0.089 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1470, 34.0246, 43.2646) |
| Luminance | 0.3403 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.22
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.50
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.42
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 6.49
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.35
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACAA #AC4E50
analogous
#4EAC7B #4EACAA #4E7FAC
triadic
#4EACAA #AA4EAC #ACAA4E
tetradic
#4EACAA #7B4EAC #AC4E50 #7FAC4E
square
#4EACAA #7B4EAC #AC4E50 #7FAC4E
split-complementary
#4EACAA #AC4E7F #AC7B4E
monochromatic
#285857 #3B8280 #4EACAA #76C1BF #A0D4D3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.69
#4EACAA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.81
#4EACAA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACAA
7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACAA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACAA | 1.00 | 2.69 | 7.81 | 7.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A4AA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9399AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eacaa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.089 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c5c3',
500: '#4eacaa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eacaa; $custom-light: #89c5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eacaa",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 178.723,
"s": 37.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68762,
"c": 0.0887,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.34027
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACAA
secondary
#C19596
accent
#5A5DCE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F7
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281