#4E9E9E

Closest named color: Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0). oklch(64.9% 0.078 195.4), rgb(78, 158, 158).

Black text reads best on this color (6.70:1).

About this color

#4E9E9E is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 195°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0), ΔE 0.016 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.70:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (65%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.078)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Cadet Blue (#5F9EA0)
Black text	6.70:1
White text	3.13:1

Values

HEX	#4E9E9E
RGB	rgb(78, 158, 158)
HSL	hsl(180, 34%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(64.9% 0.078 195.4)

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 #4E9E9E	3.13:1	AA large text	Lc -63.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4E9E9E	6.70:1	AA	Lc 45.9	Large or bold text, headings
#4E9E9E text on white	3.13:1	AA large text	Lc 58.2	Large or bold text, headings
#4E9E9E text on black	6.70:1	AA	Lc -43.6	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

#F2F7F6

oklch(97.2% 0.005 183)
Step 100
100

#E2ECEC

oklch(93.6% 0.011 197)
Step 200
200

#CADEDD

oklch(88.5% 0.021 193.1)
Step 300
300

#A5C9C8

oklch(80.9% 0.038 194.3)
Step 400
400

#72ADAD

oklch(70.7% 0.061 195.9)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#4E9E9E

oklch(64.9% 0.078 195.4)
Step 600
600

#228383

oklch(55.7% 0.086 195)
Step 700
700

#126E6F

oklch(49% 0.079 196)
Step 800
800

#155A5A

oklch(42.7% 0.065 195)
Step 900
900

#1A4A4A

oklch(37.7% 0.051 195.2)
Step 950
950

#112B2B

oklch(26.9% 0.032 195.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4E9E9E 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)	#95979E	0.082
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#888D9F	0.078
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#16A29E	0.030
Achromatopsia (no color)	#929292	0.079