#4EACB3#4EACB3
#4EACB3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.089 H 201.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACB3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(184, 40%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(184, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.4%, 3.9%, 0%, 29.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.26, -25.57, -12.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.26, 28.25, 205.15°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.08% -0.0824 -0.0332) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.08% 0.089 201.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0277, 34.3769, 47.9028) |
| Luminance | 0.3438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.57
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.17
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.53
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.20
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACB3 #B3554E
analogous
#4EB387 #4EACB3 #4E7AB3
triadic
#4EACB3 #B34EAC #ACB34E
tetradic
#4EACB3 #874EB3 #B3554E #7AB34E
square
#4EACB3 #874EB3 #B3554E #7AB34E
split-complementary
#4EACB3 #B34E7A #B3874E
monochromatic
#285A5E #3B8489 #4EACB3 #79C0C5 #A4D4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.67
#4EACB3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#4EACB3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACB3
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACB3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACB3 | 1.00 | 2.67 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A5B4
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9099B3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eacb3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.089 201.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c5c9',
500: '#4eacb3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eacb3; $custom-light: #89c5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eacb3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.158,
"s": 39.921,
"l": 50.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69079,
"c": 0.08884,
"h": 201.9
},
"luminance": 0.34379
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACB3
secondary
#C59B98
accent
#6058D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282