#4ED8AA#4ED8AA
#4ED8AA is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.536; OKLCH L 79.5% C 0.137 H 167.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4ED8AA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 216, 170) |
| HSL | hsl(160, 64%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(160, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.9%, 0%, 21.3%, 15.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.25, -48.02, 11.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.25, 49.46, 166.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.55% -0.1334 0.0303) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.55% 0.137 167.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.9497, 53.6300, 46.5321) |
| Luminance | 0.5363 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 0.66
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 3.58
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.94
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 4.16
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.55
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4ED8AA #D84E7C
analogous
#4ED865 #4ED8AA #4EC1D8
triadic
#4ED8AA #AA4ED8 #D8AA4E
tetradic
#4ED8AA #654ED8 #D84E7C #C1D84E
square
#4ED8AA #654ED8 #D84E7C #C1D84E
split-complementary
#4ED8AA #D84EC1 #D8654E
monochromatic
#1F8D68 #2ABF8D #4ED8AA #80E3C2 #B2EEDA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.79
#4ED8AA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.73
#4ED8AA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4ED8AA
11.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4ED8AA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4ED8AA | 1.00 | 1.79 | 11.73 | 11.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3CAA8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0BCAD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00D9CB
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C1C1C1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ed8aa; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 216, 170); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.5% 0.137 167.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee5c3',
500: '#4ed8aa',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ed8aa; $custom-light: #8ee5c3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ed8aa",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 216,
"b": 170
},
"hsl": {
"h": 160,
"s": 63.889,
"l": 57.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79546,
"c": 0.13684,
"h": 167.2
},
"luminance": 0.53634
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4ED8AA
secondary
#923856
accent
#4178E7
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1612
muted
#7F8482