#4EB9AA#4EB9AA
#4EB9AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.392; OKLCH L 71.9% C 0.101 H 182.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB9AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 185, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 0%, 8.1%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.91, -34.31, -1.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.91, 34.35, 182.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.94% -0.1006 -0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.94% 0.101 182.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7433, 39.2171, 44.1300) |
| Luminance | 0.3922 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.99
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.14
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.04
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.27
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.50
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB9AA #B94E5D
analogous
#4EB975 #4EB9AA #4E93B9
triadic
#4EB9AA #AA4EB9 #B9AA4E
tetradic
#4EB9AA #754EB9 #B94E5D #93B94E
square
#4EB9AA #754EB9 #B94E5D #93B94E
split-complementary
#4EB9AA #B94E93 #B9754E
monochromatic
#28655C #399184 #4EB9AA #7ACABF #A6DCD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.37
#4EB9AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.84
#4EB9AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB9AA
8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB9AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB9AA | 1.00 | 2.37 | 8.84 | 8.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1AFA9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0A3AB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCB4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A8A8A8
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb9aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 185, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.9% 0.101 182.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8acec3',
500: '#4eb9aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb9aa; $custom-light: #8acec3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb9aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 185,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.589,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.7194,
"c": 0.10077,
"h": 182.8
},
"luminance": 0.3922
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB9AA
secondary
#C99AA0
accent
#5566D3
background
#F8FCFB
surface
#F0F9F7
border
#CBD2D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7D8281