#4EC0A3#4EC0A3
#4EC0A3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.420; OKLCH L 73.5% C 0.112 H 173.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC0A3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 192, 163) |
| HSL | hsl(165, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(165, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.4%, 0%, 15.1%, 24.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(70.84, -39.28, 5.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(70.84, 39.60, 172.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(73.45% -0.1114 0.0127) |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.45% 0.112 173.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5993, 41.9604, 41.2352) |
| Luminance | 0.4196 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 3.71
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 4.01
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.02
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.15
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.70
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 6.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC0A3 #C04E6B
analogous
#4EC06A #4EC0A3 #4EA4C0
triadic
#4EC0A3 #A34EC0 #C0A34E
tetradic
#4EC0A3 #6A4EC0 #C04E6B #A4C04E
square
#4EC0A3 #6A4EC0 #C04E6B #A4C04E
split-complementary
#4EC0A3 #C04EA4 #C06A4E
monochromatic
#276D5B #379A81 #4EC0A3 #7BD0BA #A8E0D2
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.24
#4EC0A3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.39
#4EC0A3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC0A3
9.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC0A3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC0A3 | 1.00 | 2.24 | 9.39 | 9.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB5A2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9A8A5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C2B7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#ADADAD
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec0a3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 192, 163); /* oklch */ color: oklch(73.5% 0.112 173.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ad3be',
500: '#4ec0a3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec0a3; $custom-light: #8ad3be; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec0a3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 192,
"b": 163
},
"hsl": {
"h": 164.737,
"s": 47.5,
"l": 52.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.73452,
"c": 0.11216,
"h": 173.5
},
"luminance": 0.41963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC0A3
secondary
#CE9CA9
accent
#5173D7
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF6
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381