#4E9493

Closest named color: Sea (#3C9992). oklch(62.1% 0.071 194.3), rgb(78, 148, 147).

Black text reads best on this color (5.98:1).

About this color

#4E9493 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.071 and its hue 194°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Sea (#3C9992), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.98:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (62%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.071)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Sea (#3C9992)
Black text	5.98:1
White text	3.51:1

Values

HEX	#4E9493
RGB	rgb(78, 148, 147)
HSL	hsl(179, 31%, 44%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.1% 0.071 194.3)

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 #4E9493	3.51:1	AA large text	Lc -68.0	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4E9493	5.98:1	AA	Lc 41.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4E9493 text on white	3.51:1	AA large text	Lc 62.5	Content text, not long reading
#4E9493 text on black	5.98:1	AA	Lc -39.1	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.

Step 50
50

#F2F6F6

oklch(97% 0.004 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E3ECEC

oklch(93.6% 0.01 197)
Step 200
200

#CBDDDD

oklch(88.4% 0.019 196.8)
Step 300
300

#A8C8C7

oklch(80.9% 0.034 194.2)
Step 400
400

#77ACAB

oklch(70.7% 0.056 194.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#4E9493

oklch(62.1% 0.071 194.3)
Step 600
600

#318181

oklch(55.5% 0.077 195.2)
Step 700
700

#236D6D

oklch(49% 0.071 195.1)
Step 800
800

#1F5959

oklch(42.7% 0.059 195.2)
Step 900
900

#204949

oklch(37.6% 0.046 195.4)
Step 950
950

#142B2B

oklch(27% 0.029 195.6)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4E9493 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)	#8C8E93	0.074
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#808594	0.069
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#289893	0.026
Achromatopsia (no color)	#898989	0.071