#4EACB9#4EACB9
#4EACB9 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.090 H 207.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACB9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 7%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.46, -23.85, -15.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.46, 28.21, 212.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.3% -0.0799 -0.0416) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.3% 0.09 207.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6478, 34.6249, 51.1685) |
| Luminance | 0.3463 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.03
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.40
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.66
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.35
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACB9 #B95B4E
analogous
#4EB991 #4EACB9 #4E77B9
triadic
#4EACB9 #B94EAC #ACB94E
tetradic
#4EACB9 #914EB9 #B95B4E #77B94E
square
#4EACB9 #914EB9 #B95B4E #77B94E
split-complementary
#4EACB9 #B94E77 #B9914E
monochromatic
#285D65 #398691 #4EACB9 #7AC1CA #A6D5DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#4EACB9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.93
#4EACB9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACB9
7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACB9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACB9 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.93 | 7.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA6BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E9AB9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3B0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eacb9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.090 207.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac5ce',
500: '#4eacb9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eacb9; $custom-light: #8ac5ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eacb9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 187.29,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69301,
"c": 0.0901,
"h": 207.5
},
"luminance": 0.34628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACB9
secondary
#C9A09A
accent
#6455D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1313
muted
#7D8282