#4EACAE#4EACAE
#4EACAE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.342; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.088 H 197.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACAE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 174) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 1.1%, 0%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.10, -26.97, -9.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.10, 28.58, 199.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.9% -0.0845 -0.0262) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.9% 0.089 197.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5312, 34.1783, 45.2878) |
| Luminance | 0.3418 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.07
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.41
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.15
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 7.25
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.55
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 8.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACAE #AE504E
analogous
#4EAE80 #4EACAE #4E7CAE
triadic
#4EACAE #AE4EAC #ACAE4E
tetradic
#4EACAE #804EAE #AE504E #7CAE4E
square
#4EACAE #804EAE #AE504E #7CAE4E
split-complementary
#4EACAE #AE4E7C #AE804E
monochromatic
#285859 #3B8284 #4EACAE #77C1C2 #A1D4D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#4EACAE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.84
#4EACAE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACAE
7.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACAE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACAE | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.84 | 7.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A2A5AE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9299AF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B1AC
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eacae; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 174); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.088 197.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c5c6',
500: '#4eacae',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eacae; $custom-light: #89c5c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eacae",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 174
},
"hsl": {
"h": 181.25,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68901,
"c": 0.0885,
"h": 197.2
},
"luminance": 0.34181
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACAE
secondary
#C29796
accent
#5C5ACE
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282