#4EB49E#4EB49E
#4EB49E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.367; OKLCH L 70.3% C 0.101 H 176.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB49E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 180, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 0%, 12.2%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.07, -35.04, 2.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.07, 35.11, 176.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.34% -0.1006 0.0056) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.34% 0.101 176.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6319, 36.7284, 38.0796) |
| Luminance | 0.3673 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.70
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.57
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.94
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.75
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB49E #B44E64
analogous
#4EB46B #4EB49E #4E97B4
triadic
#4EB49E #9E4EB4 #B49E4E
tetradic
#4EB49E #6B4EB4 #B44E64 #97B44E
square
#4EB49E #6B4EB4 #B44E64 #97B44E
split-complementary
#4EB49E #B44E97 #B46B4E
monochromatic
#285F53 #3B8A79 #4EB49E #79C6B6 #A4D8CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.52
#4EB49E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#4EB49E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB49E
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB49E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB49E | 1.00 | 2.52 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.35 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AEAA9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9FA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb49e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 180, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.3% 0.101 176.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cbba',
500: '#4eb49e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb49e; $custom-light: #89cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb49e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 180,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.059,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70344,
"c": 0.10077,
"h": 176.8
},
"luminance": 0.36731
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB49E
secondary
#C698A2
accent
#5772D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280