#4EB09F#4EB09F
#4EB09F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.352; OKLCH L 69.4% C 0.096 H 180.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB09F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 176, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 0%, 9.7%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.88, -32.91, 0.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.88, 32.91, 179.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.39% -0.0957 -0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.39% 0.096 180.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9225, 35.1712, 38.2695) |
| Luminance | 0.3517 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.23
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.40
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.80
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.86
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB09F #B04E5F
analogous
#4EB06E #4EB09F #4E90B0
triadic
#4EB09F #9F4EB0 #B09F4E
tetradic
#4EB09F #6E4EB0 #B04E5F #90B04E
square
#4EB09F #6E4EB0 #B04E5F #90B04E
split-complementary
#4EB09F #B04E90 #B06E4E
monochromatic
#285B52 #3B8679 #4EB09F #78C3B6 #A2D6CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.61
#4EB09F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.03
#4EB09F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB09F
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB09F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB09F | 1.00 | 2.61 | 8.03 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.61 | 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)
#A9A79E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9BA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#01B3AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb09f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 176, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.4% 0.096 180.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c8bb',
500: '#4eb09f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb09f; $custom-light: #88c8bb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb09f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 176,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.592,
"s": 38.583,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69386,
"c": 0.0957,
"h": 180.3
},
"luminance": 0.35174
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB09F
secondary
#C3979E
accent
#596ECF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280