#4EC3B3#4EC3B3
#4EC3B3 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.439; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.108 H 182.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC3B3 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 195, 179) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 49%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 0%, 8.2%, 23.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.16, -36.62, -1.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.16, 36.66, 182.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.66% -0.1074 -0.0054) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.66% 0.108 182.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7900, 43.9014, 49.4903) |
| Luminance | 0.4390 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 3.33
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.44
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.70
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 5.47
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.79
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC3B3 #C34E5E
analogous
#4EC378 #4EC3B3 #4E98C3
triadic
#4EC3B3 #B34EC3 #C3B34E
tetradic
#4EC3B3 #784EC3 #C34E5E #98C34E
square
#4EC3B3 #784EC3 #C34E5E #98C34E
split-complementary
#4EC3B3 #C34E98 #C3784E
monochromatic
#267066 #369E90 #4EC3B3 #7CD2C7 #A9E2DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#4EC3B3 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.78
#4EC3B3 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC3B3
9.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC3B3 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC3B3 | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.78 | 9.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#BAB9B2
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A9ABB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7BE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec3b3; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 195, 179); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.108 182.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd5c9',
500: '#4ec3b3',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec3b3; $custom-light: #8cd5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec3b3",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 195,
"b": 179
},
"hsl": {
"h": 171.795,
"s": 49.367,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74662,
"c": 0.10751,
"h": 182.9
},
"luminance": 0.43905
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC3B3
secondary
#CF9DA4
accent
#4F62D9
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382