#4EB09A#4EB09A
#4EB09A is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.098 H 176.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB09A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 176, 154) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 12.5%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.75, -34.17, 2.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.75, 34.27, 175.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.24% -0.098 0.0064) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.24% 0.098 176.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4973, 35.0011, 36.0305) |
| Luminance | 0.3500 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.68
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.87
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.90
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.92
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB09A #B04E64
analogous
#4EB069 #4EB09A #4E95B0
triadic
#4EB09A #9A4EB0 #B09A4E
tetradic
#4EB09A #694EB0 #B04E64 #95B04E
square
#4EB09A #694EB0 #B04E64 #95B04E
split-complementary
#4EB09A #B04E95 #B0694E
monochromatic
#285B50 #3B8675 #4EB09A #78C3B2 #A2D6CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4EB09A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.00
#4EB09A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB09A
8.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB09A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB09A | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.00 | 8.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA699
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9B9C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EB2A9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb09a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 176, 154); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.098 176.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8b7',
500: '#4eb09a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb09a; $custom-light: #88c8b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb09a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 176,
"b": 154
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.531,
"s": 38.583,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69235,
"c": 0.0982,
"h": 176.3
},
"luminance": 0.35003
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB09A
secondary
#C397A1
accent
#5974CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280