#4BAECC#4BAECC
#4BAECC is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.361; OKLCH L 70.4% C 0.101 H 221.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4BAECC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 174, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 63%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(63.2%, 14.7%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.61, -19.75, -23.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.61, 30.95, 230.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(70.42% -0.0763 -0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(70.42% 0.101 221) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.9324, 36.1246, 62.5630) |
| Luminance | 0.3613 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.13
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.57
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 8.88
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 8.90
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 9.82
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4BAECC #CC694B
analogous
#4BCCA9 #4BAECC #4B6ECC
triadic
#4BAECC #CC4BAE #AECC4B
tetradic
#4BAECC #A94BCC #CC694B #6ECC4B
square
#4BAECC #A94BCC #CC694B #6ECC4B
split-complementary
#4BAECC #CC4B6E #CCA94B
monochromatic
#23667A #308DAA #4BAECC #7BC3DA #AAD9E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.55
#4BAECC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.23
#4BAECC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4BAECC
8.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4BAECC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4BAECC | 1.00 | 2.55 | 8.23 | 8.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9CAACE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8A9CCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B8B8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4baecc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 174, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(70.4% 0.101 221.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac6db',
500: '#4baecc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4baecc; $custom-light: #8ac6db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4baecc",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 174,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.953,
"s": 55.844,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.70424,
"c": 0.10111,
"h": 221
},
"luminance": 0.36128
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4BAECC
secondary
#D5AB9E
accent
#6C49DF
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FB
border
#CBD1D4
text
#0D1315
muted
#7E8283