#4EB2A3#4EB2A3
#4EB2A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.0% C 0.096 H 182.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB2A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 178, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(171, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(171, 56%, 70%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.2%, 0%, 8.4%, 30.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.60, -32.83, -1.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.60, 32.85, 181.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70% -0.0961 -0.0036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70% 0.096 182.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6702, 36.1023, 40.2589) |
| Luminance | 0.3610 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 3.75
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.96
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.10
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.02
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.56
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 6.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB2A3 #B24E5D
analogous
#4EB271 #4EB2A3 #4E8FB2
triadic
#4EB2A3 #A34EB2 #B2A34E
tetradic
#4EB2A3 #714EB2 #B24E5D #8FB24E
square
#4EB2A3 #714EB2 #B24E5D #8FB24E
split-complementary
#4EB2A3 #B24E8F #B2714E
monochromatic
#295D55 #3B887C #4EB2A3 #79C5B9 #A3D7CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#4EB2A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.22
#4EB2A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB2A3
8.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB2A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB2A3 | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.22 | 8.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ABA9A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9DA4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb2a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 178, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.0% 0.096 182.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c9be',
500: '#4eb2a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb2a3; $custom-light: #89c9be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb2a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 178,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171,
"s": 39.37,
"l": 50.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70003,
"c": 0.09618,
"h": 182.1
},
"luminance": 0.36105
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB2A3
secondary
#C4989E
accent
#596ACF
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1312
muted
#7D8281