#4EC2A8#4EC2A8
#4EC2A8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.430; OKLCH L 74.1% C 0.112 H 175.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC2A8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 194, 168) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 13.4%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.57, -38.95, 3.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.57, 39.09, 175.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.09% -0.1113 0.0083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.09% 0.112 175.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4982, 43.0274, 43.7888) |
| Luminance | 0.4303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.33
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.49
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.30
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.51
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.31
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC2A8 #C24E68
analogous
#4EC26E #4EC2A8 #4EA2C2
triadic
#4EC2A8 #A84EC2 #C2A84E
tetradic
#4EC2A8 #6E4EC2 #C24E68 #A2C24E
square
#4EC2A8 #6E4EC2 #C24E68 #A2C24E
split-complementary
#4EC2A8 #C24EA2 #C26E4E
monochromatic
#266F5F #369D86 #4EC2A8 #7CD2BE #A9E1D5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.19
#4EC2A8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.61
#4EC2A8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC2A8
9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC2A8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC2A8 | 1.00 | 2.19 | 9.61 | 9.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7A7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAAAAA
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C4BA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#AFAFAF
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec2a8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 194, 168); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.1% 0.112 175.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd5c1',
500: '#4ec2a8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec2a8; $custom-light: #8bd5c1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec2a8",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 194,
"b": 168
},
"hsl": {
"h": 166.552,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74088,
"c": 0.1116,
"h": 175.7
},
"luminance": 0.4303
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC2A8
secondary
#CF9DA8
accent
#506ED8
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381