#4EB09E#4EB09E
#4EB09E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.351; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.096 H 179.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 176, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 10.2%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.85, -33.17, 0.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.85, 33.17, 179.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.36% -0.0961 0.0009) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.36% 0.096 179.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8360, 35.1366, 37.8143) |
| Luminance | 0.3514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.96
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.21
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.98
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.82
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB09E #B04E60
analogous
#4EB06D #4EB09E #4E91B0
triadic
#4EB09E #9E4EB0 #B09E4E
tetradic
#4EB09E #6D4EB0 #B04E60 #91B04E
square
#4EB09E #6D4EB0 #B04E60 #91B04E
split-complementary
#4EB09E #B04E91 #B06D4E
monochromatic
#285B52 #3B8678 #4EB09E #78C3B5 #A2D6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.62
#4EB09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#4EB09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB09E
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB09E | 1.00 | 2.62 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A9A79D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9B9F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#04B3AA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 176, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.096 179.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8ba',
500: '#4eb09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb09e; $custom-light: #88c8ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 176,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.98,
"s": 38.583,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69356,
"c": 0.09615,
"h": 179.5
},
"luminance": 0.35139
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB09E
secondary
#C3979F
accent
#596FCF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280