#4E937A
Closest named color: Dusty Teal (#4C9085). oklch(61% 0.081 168), rgb(78, 147, 122).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.77:1).
About this color
#4E937A is a medium-dark, moderately saturated green. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.081 and its hue 168°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Teal (#4C9085), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.77:1.
| Hue family | Greens |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.081) |
| Temperature | in between |
| Nearest name | Dusty Teal (#4C9085) |
| Black text | 5.77:1 |
| White text | 3.63:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4E937A |
| RGB | rgb(78, 147, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(158, 31%, 44%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.081 168) |
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 #4E937A | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #4E937A | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc 40.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4E937A text on white | 3.63:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4E937A text on black | 5.77:1 | AA | Lc -37.9 | 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
#F2F7F5
oklch(97.2% 0.006 170.4)
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Step 100
100
#E3ECE8
oklch(93.5% 0.011 167.8)
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Step 200
200
#CCDED6
oklch(88.5% 0.022 167.4)
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Step 300
300
#A9C9BC
oklch(80.9% 0.039 168.8)
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Step 400
400
#79AE99
oklch(70.7% 0.064 167.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#4E937A
oklch(61% 0.081 168)
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Step 600
600
#368469
oklch(55.7% 0.088 167.4)
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Step 700
700
#276F58
oklch(49% 0.081 168.5)
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Step 800
800
#225B48
oklch(42.8% 0.068 168.1)
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Step 900
900
#224B3C
oklch(37.8% 0.053 167.3)
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Step 950
950
#152C23
oklch(27.1% 0.034 166.7)
#4E937A 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) | #908B79 | 0.082 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #85837C | 0.078 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #37948C | 0.029 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.081 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4E937A
#4E937A
oklch(61% 0.081 168)
- #A86F8C
#A86F8C
oklch(61% 0.082 347.9)
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 #4E937A, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.021
- Ocean Green #3D9973 ΔE 0.027
- Slate Green #658D6D ΔE 0.028
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.034
- Grey Teal #5E9B8A ΔE 0.035
- Persian Green #2A9D8F ΔE 0.037
- Blue Green #0F9B8E ΔE 0.039
- Dull Teal #5F9E8F ΔE 0.045
Use #4E937A 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.