#4EB299#4EB299
#4EB299 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.358; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.101 H 174.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB299 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 178, 153) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 14%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.33, -35.35, 4.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.33, 35.57, 173.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.7% -0.1007 0.0101) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.7% 0.101 174.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8094, 35.7580, 35.7254) |
| Luminance | 0.3576 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 1.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.45
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.69
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.32
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.75
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB299 #B24E67
analogous
#4EB267 #4EB299 #4E99B2
triadic
#4EB299 #994EB2 #B2994E
tetradic
#4EB299 #674EB2 #B24E67 #99B24E
square
#4EB299 #674EB2 #B24E67 #99B24E
split-complementary
#4EB299 #B24E99 #B2674E
monochromatic
#295D50 #3B8875 #4EB299 #79C5B2 #A3D7CA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.58
#4EB299 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.15
#4EB299 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB299
8.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB299 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB299 | 1.00 | 2.58 | 8.15 | 8.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACA898
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9D9B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#0EB4AB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A1A1A1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb299; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 178, 153); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.101 174.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88c9b7',
500: '#4eb299',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb299; $custom-light: #88c9b7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb299",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 178,
"b": 153
},
"hsl": {
"h": 165,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69702,
"c": 0.10119,
"h": 174.3
},
"luminance": 0.3576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB299
secondary
#C498A3
accent
#5976CF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280