#4EC4AB#4EC4AB

#4EC4AB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.440; OKLCH L 74.7% C 0.112 H 176.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EC4AB
RGB	rgb(78, 196, 171)
HSL	hsl(167, 50%, 54%)
HSV	hsv(167, 60%, 77%)
CMYK	cmyk(60.2%, 0%, 12.8%, 23.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(72.25, -39.10, 2.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(72.25, 39.20, 176.03°)
OKLab	oklab(74.67% -0.1121 0.0066)
OKLCH	oklch(74.67% 0.112 176.6)
XYZ	xyz(30.2291, 44.0367, 45.4270)
Luminance	0.4404 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EC4AB #C44E67

analogous

#4EC470 #4EC4AB #4EA2C4

triadic

#4EC4AB #AB4EC4 #C4AB4E

tetradic

#4EC4AB #704EC4 #C44E67 #A2C44E

square

#4EC4AB #704EC4 #C44E67 #A2C44E

split-complementary

#4EC4AB #C44EA2 #C4704E

monochromatic

#267262 #35A089 #4EC4AB #7CD3C1 #AAE3D7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.14

#4EC4AB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

9.81

#4EC4AB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EC4AB

9.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EC4AB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EC4AB	1.00	2.14	9.81	9.81
#FFFFFF	2.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	9.81	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	9.81	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#BDB9AA

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#ACACAD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00C7BC

Achromatopsia (no color)

#B1B1B1

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4ec4ab;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 196, 171);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(74.7% 0.112 176.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bd6c4',
    500: '#4ec4ab',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4ec4ab;
$custom-light: #8bd6c4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4ec4ab",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 196,
    "b": 171
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.288,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 53.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.74666,
    "c": 0.11225,
    "h": 176.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.4404
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EC4AB

secondary

#D09EA8

accent

#4E6CDA

background

#F9FDFC

surface

#F1FAF8

border

#CBD3D1

text

#0D1412

muted

#7E8381

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EC4AB

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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