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#4ea988 color: Laurel Wreath

#4ea988 is rgb(78, 169, 136) in RGB and oklch(66.978% 0.10104 166.981) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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158°
100%

67%
0.101
167°
  • Emerald
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Cool
  • ≈ Mint
  • teal-500
  • Black 34%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.86:1Hard to read
Lc -60
Black text
7.35:1Readable · AA
Lc 50

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About #4ea988

#4ea988 is a bright emerald color. In OKLCH it has 67% lightness, 0.101 chroma and a hue of 167°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.86:1 contrast and black text 7.35:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Laurel Wreath (#52a786). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is teal-500.

More medium emerald colors

Lighter: #4ea988 mixed with white

  1. 4ea988
  2. 63b293
  3. 75ba9f
  4. 88c3aa
  5. 99cbb6
  6. aad4c2
  7. bbddce
  8. cce5da
  9. ddeee6
  10. eef6f3

Darker: #4ea988 mixed with black

  1. 4ea988
  2. 439275
  3. 387c63
  4. 2d6752
  5. 235341
  6. 193f31
  7. 0f2c22
  8. 071b13
  9. 020a06
  10. 000101

Calmer: #4ea988 with less saturation

  1. 4ea988
  2. 58a789
  3. 61a58b
  4. 69a38c
  5. 71a28d
  6. 77a08f
  7. 7e9e90
  8. 849b91
  9. 8a9992
  10. 909794

Questions about #4ea988

What color is #4ea988?

#4ea988 is bright emerald. The closest named color is Laurel Wreath. In RGB it is rgb(78, 169, 136), in HSL hsl(158.24, 36.84%, 48.43%) and in OKLCH oklch(66.978% 0.10104 166.981).

What colors go well with #4ea988?

The complementary color of #4ea988 is #c37ba1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #77a465 and #32a8aa. The triadic partners are #918bd0 and #c8815e.

Is white or black text more readable on #4ea988?

Black text reads better on #4ea988: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.86:1 and black gives 7.35:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4ea988 a warm or cool color?

#4ea988 is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 167 degrees, its lightness 67% and its chroma 0.101.