#4EB2A2#4EB2A2
#4EB2A2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.097 H 181.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB2A2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 178, 162) |
| HSL | hsl(170, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(170, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 9%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.57, -33.09, -0.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.57, 33.09, 181.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.97% -0.0966 -0.0022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.97% 0.097 181.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5810, 36.0666, 39.7889) |
| Luminance | 0.3607 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.02
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.24
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.66
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.46
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.63
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB2A2 #B24E5E
analogous
#4EB270 #4EB2A2 #4E90B2
triadic
#4EB2A2 #A24EB2 #B2A24E
tetradic
#4EB2A2 #704EB2 #B24E5E #90B24E
square
#4EB2A2 #704EB2 #B24E5E #90B24E
split-complementary
#4EB2A2 #B24E90 #B2704E
monochromatic
#295D55 #3B887B #4EB2A2 #79C5B8 #A3D7CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.56
#4EB2A2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.21
#4EB2A2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB2A2
8.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB2A2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB2A2 | 1.00 | 2.56 | 8.21 | 8.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.56 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA9A1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9DA3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb2a2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 178, 162); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.097 181.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c9bd',
500: '#4eb2a2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb2a2; $custom-light: #89c9bd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb2a2",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 178,
"b": 162
},
"hsl": {
"h": 170.4,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69972,
"c": 0.09659,
"h": 181.3
},
"luminance": 0.36069
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB2A2
secondary
#C4989F
accent
#596CCF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281