#4EB996#4EB996

#4EB996 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.385; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.112 H 168.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB996
RGB	rgb(78, 185, 150)
HSL	hsl(160, 43%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(160, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(57.8%, 0%, 18.9%, 27.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.40, -39.25, 8.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.40, 40.18, 167.60°)
OKLab	oklab(71.36% -0.1098 0.0221)
OKLCH	oklch(71.36% 0.112 168.6)
XYZ	xyz(25.9932, 38.5171, 34.9130)
Luminance	0.3852 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB996 #B94E71

analogous

#4EB961 #4EB996 #4EA7B9

triadic

#4EB996 #964EB9 #B9964E

tetradic

#4EB996 #614EB9 #B94E71 #A7B94E

square

#4EB996 #614EB9 #B94E71 #A7B94E

split-complementary

#4EB996 #B94EA7 #B9614E

monochromatic

#286551 #399174 #4EB996 #7ACAB0 #A6DCCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.41

#4EB996 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.70

#4EB996 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB996

8.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB996	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB996	1.00	2.41	8.70	8.70
#FFFFFF	2.41	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#B5AD94

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A5A298

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#0DBAAF

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A7A7A7

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb996;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 185, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.112 168.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89ceb4',
    500: '#4eb996',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb996;
$custom-light: #89ceb4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb996",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.374,
    "s": 43.32,
    "l": 51.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71358,
    "c": 0.11204,
    "h": 168.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.3852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB996

secondary

#C99AA9

accent

#557ED3

background

#F8FCFB

surface

#F0F9F6

border

#CBD2D0

text

#0C1411

muted

#7D8280

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB996

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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