#4EB59E#4EB59E
#4EB59E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 70.6% C 0.102 H 176.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB59E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 181, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 0%, 12.7%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.38, -35.50, 2.76) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.38, 35.61, 175.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.59% -0.1017 0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.59% 0.102 176.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8345, 37.1336, 38.1472) |
| Luminance | 0.3714 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 2.47
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.52
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.79
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.05
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 7.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB59E #B54E65
analogous
#4EB56A #4EB59E #4E98B5
triadic
#4EB59E #9E4EB5 #B59E4E
tetradic
#4EB59E #6A4EB5 #B54E65 #98B54E
square
#4EB59E #6A4EB5 #B54E65 #98B54E
split-complementary
#4EB59E #B54E98 #B56A4E
monochromatic
#286054 #3A8B79 #4EB59E #79C7B6 #A4D9CD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.49
#4EB59E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.43
#4EB59E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB59E
8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB59E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB59E | 1.00 | 2.49 | 8.43 | 8.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#AFAB9D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9FA0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B7AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A4A4A4
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb59e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 181, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.6% 0.102 176.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89cbba',
500: '#4eb59e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb59e; $custom-light: #89cbba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb59e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 181,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.602,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70591,
"c": 0.10195,
"h": 176.2
},
"luminance": 0.37136
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB59E
secondary
#C699A3
accent
#5772D1
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F6
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0C1311
muted
#7D8280