#4ED9B2#4ED9B2
#4ED9B2 is a light, vivid teal. Relative luminance 0.545; OKLCH L 80.0% C 0.132 H 170.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 11.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4ED9B2 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 217, 178) |
| HSL | hsl(163, 65%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(163, 64%, 85%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(64.1%, 0%, 18%, 14.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(78.73, -46.59, 8.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(78.73, 47.32, 169.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(80% -0.1308 0.0211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(80% 0.132 170.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.9866, 54.4559, 50.7253) |
| Luminance | 0.5446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Eucalyptus
#44D7A8
ΔE00 2.17
Aquamarine (survey)
#04D8B2
ΔE00 2.53
Mediumaquamarine
#66CDAA
ΔE00 3.62
Aqua Marine
#2EE8BB
ΔE00 3.76
Seafoam Blue
#78D1B6
ΔE00 5.01
Seafoam
#7FE0B3
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4ED9B2 #D94E75
analogous
#4ED96C #4ED9B2 #4EBBD9
triadic
#4ED9B2 #B24ED9 #D9B24E
tetradic
#4ED9B2 #6C4ED9 #D94E75 #BBD94E
square
#4ED9B2 #6C4ED9 #D94E75 #BBD94E
split-complementary
#4ED9B2 #D94EBB #D96C4E
monochromatic
#1F8E6F #29C096 #4ED9B2 #80E4C8 #B3EFDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
1.77
#4ED9B2 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
11.89
#4ED9B2 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4ED9B2
11.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4ED9B2 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4ED9B2 | 1.00 | 1.77 | 11.89 | 11.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 1.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 11.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 11.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#D3CBB0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#BFBDB5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00DBCE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#C3C3C3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ed9b2; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 217, 178); /* oklch */ color: oklch(80.0% 0.132 170.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ee5c9',
500: '#4ed9b2',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ed9b2; $custom-light: #8ee5c9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ed9b2",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 217,
"b": 178
},
"hsl": {
"h": 163.165,
"s": 64.651,
"l": 57.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.79999,
"c": 0.13249,
"h": 170.8
},
"luminance": 0.5446
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4ED9B2
secondary
#943851
accent
#406FE8
background
#FCFEFD
surface
#F5FCF9
border
#CFD5D2
text
#0E1613
muted
#7F8482