#4EC09E#4EC09E
#4EC09E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.418; OKLCH L 73.3% C 0.115 H 170.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC09E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 192, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.4%, 0%, 17.7%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.72, -40.48, 7.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.72, 41.18, 169.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.31% -0.1137 0.0194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.31% 0.115 170.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1601, 41.7848, 38.9224) |
| Luminance | 0.4179 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.71
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.83
Green Blue
#01C08D
ΔE00 4.92
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.18
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.28
Greenblue
#23C48B
ΔE00 5.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC09E #C04E70
analogous
#4EC065 #4EC09E #4EA9C0
triadic
#4EC09E #9E4EC0 #C09E4E
tetradic
#4EC09E #654EC0 #C04E70 #A9C04E
square
#4EC09E #654EC0 #C04E70 #A9C04E
split-complementary
#4EC09E #C04EA9 #C0654E
monochromatic
#276D58 #379A7C #4EC09E #7BD0B7 #A8E0CF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#4EC09E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.36
#4EC09E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC09E
9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC09E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC09E | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.36 | 9.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB49C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA8A0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C1B6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec09e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 192, 158); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.3% 0.115 170.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad3ba',
500: '#4ec09e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec09e; $custom-light: #8ad3ba; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec09e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 192,
"b": 158
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.105,
"s": 47.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73313,
"c": 0.11538,
"h": 170.3
},
"luminance": 0.41788
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC09E
secondary
#CE9CAB
accent
#5179D7
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1411
muted
#7E8380