#4ED9B0#4ED9B0
#4ED9B0 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.544; OKLCH L 79.9% C 0.134 H 169.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4ED9B0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 217, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(162, 65%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(162, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 0%, 18.9%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.68, -47.06, 9.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.68, 47.96, 168.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(79.95% -0.1317 0.0237) |
| OKLCH | oklch(79.95% 0.134 169.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.7873, 54.3762, 49.6755) |
| Luminance | 0.5438 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 1.68
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.74
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.67
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.71
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 4.80
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4ED9B0 #D94E77
analogous
#4ED96A #4ED9B0 #4EBDD9
triadic
#4ED9B0 #B04ED9 #D9B04E
tetradic
#4ED9B0 #6A4ED9 #D94E77 #BDD94E
square
#4ED9B0 #6A4ED9 #D94E77 #BDD94E
split-complementary
#4ED9B0 #D94EBD #D96A4E
monochromatic
#1F8E6D #29C094 #4ED9B0 #80E4C6 #B3EFDD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#4ED9B0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.88
#4ED9B0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4ED9B0
11.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4ED9B0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4ED9B0 | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.88 | 11.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3CBAE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#C0BDB3
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DACD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ed9b0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 217, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(79.9% 0.134 169.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee5c7',
500: '#4ed9b0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ed9b0; $custom-light: #8ee5c7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ed9b0",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 217,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 162.302,
"s": 64.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79946,
"c": 0.13383,
"h": 169.8
},
"luminance": 0.5438
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4ED9B0
secondary
#943853
accent
#4072E8
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8482