#4EB09D#4EB09D
#4EB09D is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.097 H 178.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB09D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 176, 157) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 10.8%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.83, -33.42, 1.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.83, 33.44, 178.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.33% -0.0966 0.0023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.33% 0.097 178.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7503, 35.1023, 37.3629) |
| Luminance | 0.3510 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.63
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.18
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.81
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB09D #B04E61
analogous
#4EB06C #4EB09D #4E92B0
triadic
#4EB09D #9D4EB0 #B09D4E
tetradic
#4EB09D #6C4EB0 #B04E61 #92B04E
square
#4EB09D #6C4EB0 #B04E61 #92B04E
split-complementary
#4EB09D #B04E92 #B06C4E
monochromatic
#285B51 #3B8677 #4EB09D #78C3B5 #A2D6CC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4EB09D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.02
#4EB09D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB09D
8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB09D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB09D | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.02 | 8.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AAA69C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#07B2AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb09d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 176, 157); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.097 178.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8b9',
500: '#4eb09d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb09d; $custom-light: #88c8b9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb09d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 176,
"b": 157
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.367,
"s": 38.583,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69325,
"c": 0.09664,
"h": 178.6
},
"luminance": 0.35105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB09D
secondary
#C3979F
accent
#5970CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280