#4E8D98
Closest named color: Dusty Teal (#4C9085). oklch(60.5% 0.067 210), rgb(78, 141, 152).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.58:1).
About this color
#4E8D98 is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 210°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Teal (#4C9085), ΔE 0.034 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.58:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Dusty Teal (#4C9085) |
| Black text | 5.58:1 |
| White text | 3.75:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4E8D98 |
| RGB | rgb(78, 141, 152) |
| HSL | hsl(189, 32%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.5% 0.067 210) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #4E8D98 | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #4E8D98 | 5.58:1 | AA | Lc 39.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4E8D98 text on white | 3.75:1 | AA large text | Lc 65.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4E8D98 text on black | 5.58:1 | AA | Lc -36.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F6F7
oklch(97% 0.004 214.3)
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Step 100
100
#E3ECED
oklch(93.7% 0.01 204.9)
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Step 200
200
#CCDDE0
oklch(88.6% 0.019 209.4)
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Step 300
300
#A9C7CC
oklch(80.9% 0.033 208.8)
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Step 400
400
#7AAAB3
oklch(70.7% 0.053 210.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#4E8D98
oklch(60.5% 0.067 210)
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Step 600
600
#387F8B
oklch(55.6% 0.073 210.1)
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Step 700
700
#296B76
oklch(49.1% 0.068 210.3)
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Step 800
800
#245760
oklch(42.6% 0.056 210.8)
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Step 900
900
#23484E
oklch(37.7% 0.043 209.1)
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Step 950
950
#152A2E
oklch(26.9% 0.028 211.1)
#4E8D98 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #838999 | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #778098 | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #269290 | 0.035 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.067 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4E8D98
#4E8D98
oklch(60.5% 0.067 210)
- #A6736A
#A6736A
oklch(60.5% 0.067 30.3)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #4E8D98, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.034
- Teal Green #0A9396 ΔE 0.039
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.041
- Steel Grey #6F828A ΔE 0.044
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.045
- Teal Blue #01889F ΔE 0.046
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.046
- Grey Blue #647D8E ΔE 0.047
Use #4E8D98 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.