#4EC2AC#4EC2AC
#4EC2AC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.432; OKLCH L 74.2% C 0.110 H 178.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC2AC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 194, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 49%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.8%, 0%, 11.3%, 23.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.68, -37.95, 1.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.68, 37.97, 177.99°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.21% -0.1095 0.0029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.21% 0.11 178.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.8766, 43.1788, 45.7816) |
| Luminance | 0.4318 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 2.92
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 2.93
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.73
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 5.16
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 5.20
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC2AC #C24E64
analogous
#4EC272 #4EC2AC #4E9EC2
triadic
#4EC2AC #AC4EC2 #C2AC4E
tetradic
#4EC2AC #724EC2 #C24E64 #9EC24E
square
#4EC2AC #724EC2 #C24E64 #9EC24E
split-complementary
#4EC2AC #C24E9E #C2724E
monochromatic
#266F61 #369D89 #4EC2AC #7CD2C1 #A9E1D7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.18
#4EC2AC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.64
#4EC2AC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC2AC
9.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC2AC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC2AC | 1.00 | 2.18 | 9.64 | 9.64 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.64 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BBB7AB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9AAAE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec2ac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 194, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.2% 0.110 178.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd5c4',
500: '#4ec2ac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec2ac; $custom-light: #8bd5c4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec2ac",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 194,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.621,
"s": 48.739,
"l": 53.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74205,
"c": 0.10951,
"h": 178.5
},
"luminance": 0.43182
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC2AC
secondary
#CF9DA6
accent
#5069D8
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381