#4EC8AF#4EC8AF
#4EC8AF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.460; OKLCH L 75.8% C 0.115 H 177.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC8AF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 200, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 0%, 12.5%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.56, -39.90, 2.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.56, 39.98, 176.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.76% -0.1145 0.0059) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.76% 0.115 177.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5304, 46.0201, 47.7702) |
| Luminance | 0.4602 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 3.41
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 4.00
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 4.15
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 4.50
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 5.38
Pale Teal
#82CBB2
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC8AF #C84E67
analogous
#4EC872 #4EC8AF #4EA4C8
triadic
#4EC8AF #AF4EC8 #C8AF4E
tetradic
#4EC8AF #724EC8 #C84E67 #A4C84E
square
#4EC8AF #724EC8 #C84E67 #A4C84E
split-complementary
#4EC8AF #C84EA4 #C8724E
monochromatic
#257766 #33A58E #4EC8AF #7DD7C4 #ABE5D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.06
#4EC8AF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.20
#4EC8AF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC8AF
10.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC8AF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC8AF | 1.00 | 2.06 | 10.20 | 10.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#C1BCAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AFAFB1
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CBC0
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec8af; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 200, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.8% 0.115 177.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd9c6',
500: '#4ec8af',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec8af; $custom-light: #8cd9c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec8af",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 200,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 167.705,
"s": 52.586,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75762,
"c": 0.11464,
"h": 177.1
},
"luminance": 0.46023
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC8AF
secondary
#D39FAA
accent
#4C69DC
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF8
border
#CBD3D1
text
#0D1513
muted
#7E8382