#4EC3AA#4EC3AA
#4EC3AA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.436; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.112 H 176.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC3AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 195, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(167, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(167, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 12.8%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.93, -38.90, 2.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.93, 39.00, 175.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.39% -0.1114 0.0068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.39% 0.112 176.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.9093, 43.5491, 44.8520) |
| Luminance | 0.4355 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.17
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.42
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.38
Greeny Blue
#42B395
ΔE00 4.89
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.17
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 5.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC3AA #C34E67
analogous
#4EC36F #4EC3AA #4EA2C3
triadic
#4EC3AA #AA4EC3 #C3AA4E
tetradic
#4EC3AA #6F4EC3 #C34E67 #A2C34E
square
#4EC3AA #6F4EC3 #C34E67 #A2C34E
split-complementary
#4EC3AA #C34EA2 #C36F4E
monochromatic
#267061 #369E88 #4EC3AA #7CD2C0 #A9E2D6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#4EC3AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.71
#4EC3AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC3AA
9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC3AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC3AA | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.71 | 9.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.71 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BCB8A9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#ABABAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C5BB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec3aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 195, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.112 176.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bd6c3',
500: '#4ec3aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec3aa; $custom-light: #8bd6c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec3aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 195,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.179,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74391,
"c": 0.11166,
"h": 176.5
},
"luminance": 0.43552
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC3AA
secondary
#CF9DA8
accent
#4F6CD9
background
#F9FDFB
surface
#F1FAF7
border
#CBD3D0
text
#0D1412
muted
#7E8381