#4EB099#4EB099
#4EB099 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.099 H 175.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB099 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 176, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(166, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(166, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 13.1%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -34.42, 3.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 34.56, 174.81°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.21% -0.0984 0.0078) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.21% 0.099 175.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4144, 34.9680, 35.5937) |
| Luminance | 0.3497 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.39
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.57
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.98
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.23
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB099 #B04E65
analogous
#4EB068 #4EB099 #4E96B0
triadic
#4EB099 #994EB0 #B0994E
tetradic
#4EB099 #684EB0 #B04E65 #96B04E
square
#4EB099 #684EB0 #B04E65 #96B04E
split-complementary
#4EB099 #B04E96 #B0684E
monochromatic
#285B4F #3B8674 #4EB099 #78C3B2 #A2D6CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4EB099 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#4EB099 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB099
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB099 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB099 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA698
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9B9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#10B2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb099; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 176, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.099 175.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8b7',
500: '#4eb099',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb099; $custom-light: #88c8b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb099",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 176,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165.918,
"s": 38.583,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69206,
"c": 0.09876,
"h": 175.5
},
"luminance": 0.3497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB099
secondary
#C397A1
accent
#5975CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280