#4EC1B3#4EC1B3
#4EC1B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.106 H 184.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC1B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 193, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(173, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(173, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 7.3%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.56, -35.69, -2.65) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.56, 35.79, 184.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.18% -0.1052 -0.0077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.18% 0.106 184.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.3449, 43.0112, 49.3419) |
| Luminance | 0.4301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.26
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.85
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.14
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.35
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC1B3 #C14E5C
analogous
#4EC179 #4EC1B3 #4E95C1
triadic
#4EC1B3 #B34EC1 #C1B34E
tetradic
#4EC1B3 #794EC1 #C14E5C #95C14E
square
#4EC1B3 #794EC1 #C14E5C #95C14E
split-complementary
#4EC1B3 #C14E95 #C1794E
monochromatic
#276E65 #369B8F #4EC1B3 #7BD1C6 #A9E1DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#4EC1B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.60
#4EC1B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC1B3
9.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC1B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC1B3 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.60 | 9.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B8B7B3
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A7AAB4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec1b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 193, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.106 184.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd4c9',
500: '#4ec1b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec1b3; $custom-light: #8bd4c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec1b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 193,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172.696,
"s": 48.117,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74175,
"c": 0.10553,
"h": 184.2
},
"luminance": 0.43014
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC1B3
secondary
#CE9DA3
accent
#5061D8
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382