#4EAF9F#4EAF9F

#4EAF9F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.348; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.095 H 181.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EAF9F
RGB	rgb(78, 175, 159)
HSL	hsl(170, 38%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(170, 55%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(55.4%, 0%, 9.1%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(65.58, -32.44, -0.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(65.58, 32.44, 180.73°)
OKLab	oklab(69.14% -0.0946 -0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(69.14% 0.095 181)
XYZ	xyz(24.7271, 34.7805, 38.2044)
Luminance	0.3478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EAF9F #AF4E5E

analogous

#4EAF6F #4EAF9F #4E8FAF

triadic

#4EAF9F #9F4EAF #AF9F4E

tetradic

#4EAF9F #6F4EAF #AF4E5E #8FAF4E

square

#4EAF9F #6F4EAF #AF4E5E #8FAF4E

split-complementary

#4EAF9F #AF4E8F #AF6F4E

monochromatic

#285A52 #3B8579 #4EAF9F #78C3B6 #A2D6CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.64

#4EAF9F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

7.96

#4EAF9F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EAF9F

7.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EAF9F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EAF9F	1.00	2.64	7.96	7.96
#FFFFFF	2.64	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	7.96	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	7.96	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8A69E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#999BA0

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#03B2AA

Achromatopsia (no color)

#9F9F9F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eaf9f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 175, 159);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.095 181.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#88c7bb',
    500: '#4eaf9f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eaf9f;
$custom-light: #88c7bb;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eaf9f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 175,
    "b": 159
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 170.103,
    "s": 38.34,
    "l": 49.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6914,
    "c": 0.09458,
    "h": 181
  },
  "luminance": 0.34783
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EAF9F

secondary

#C3969E

accent

#5A6DCE

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F8F6

border

#CBD1D0

text

#0C1311

muted

#7D8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EAF9F

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