#4EAE97#4EAE97
#4EAE97 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.341; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.097 H 175.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EAE97 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 174, 151) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.2%, 0%, 13.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.06, -33.98, 3.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.06, 34.14, 174.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.65% -0.0971 0.0082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.65% 0.097 175.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8613, 34.1239, 34.6013) |
| Luminance | 0.3413 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.59
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.05
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 5.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.39
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.49
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EAE97 #AE4E65
analogous
#4EAE67 #4EAE97 #4E95AE
triadic
#4EAE97 #974EAE #AE974E
tetradic
#4EAE97 #674EAE #AE4E65 #95AE4E
square
#4EAE97 #674EAE #AE4E65 #95AE4E
split-complementary
#4EAE97 #AE4E95 #AE674E
monochromatic
#28594E #3B8472 #4EAE97 #77C2B0 #A1D5C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.68
#4EAE97 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.83
#4EAE97 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EAE97
7.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EAE97 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EAE97 | 1.00 | 2.68 | 7.83 | 7.83 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.83 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A8A496
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9999
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#16B0A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eae97; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 174, 151); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.097 175.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c6b5',
500: '#4eae97',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eae97; $custom-light: #88c6b5; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eae97",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 174,
"b": 151
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.625,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68651,
"c": 0.09746,
"h": 175.2
},
"luminance": 0.34126
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EAE97
secondary
#C296A0
accent
#5A76CE
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280