#4EB49F#4EB49F
#4EB49F is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.368; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.100 H 177.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB49F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 180, 159) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 0%, 11.7%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.10, -34.79, 1.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.10, 34.83, 177.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.37% -0.1001 0.0043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.37% 0.1 177.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7183, 36.7629, 38.5348) |
| Luminance | 0.3676 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.02
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.47
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.89
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.97
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.45
Dull Teal
#5F9E8F
ΔE00 7.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB49F #B44E63
analogous
#4EB46C #4EB49F #4E96B4
triadic
#4EB49F #9F4EB4 #B49F4E
tetradic
#4EB49F #6C4EB4 #B44E63 #96B44E
square
#4EB49F #6C4EB4 #B44E63 #96B44E
split-complementary
#4EB49F #B44E96 #B46C4E
monochromatic
#285F54 #3B8A7A #4EB49F #79C6B6 #A4D8CE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.51
#4EB49F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.35
#4EB49F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB49F
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB49F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB49F | 1.00 | 2.51 | 8.35 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.51 | 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)
#AEAA9E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E9FA1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B6AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb49f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 180, 159); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.100 177.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cbbb',
500: '#4eb49f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb49f; $custom-light: #89cbbb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb49f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 180,
"b": 159
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.647,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70374,
"c": 0.10024,
"h": 177.6
},
"luminance": 0.36765
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB49F
secondary
#C698A2
accent
#5770D0
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F8F6
border
#CBD1D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280