#4BB0CD#4BB0CD

#4BB0CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 70.9% C 0.102 H 219.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4BB0CD
RGB	rgb(75, 176, 205)
HSL	hsl(193, 57%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(193, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(63.4%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.24, -20.49, -23.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.24, 31.12, 228.83°)
OKLab	oklab(70.94% -0.078 -0.0652)
OKLCH	oklch(70.94% 0.102 219.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.4420, 36.9512, 63.3264)
Luminance	0.3695 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4BB0CD #CD684B

analogous

#4BCDA9 #4BB0CD #4B6FCD

triadic

#4BB0CD #CD4BB0 #B0CD4B

tetradic

#4BB0CD #A94BCD #CD684B #6FCD4B

square

#4BB0CD #A94BCD #CD684B #6FCD4B

split-complementary

#4BB0CD #CD4B6F #CDA94B

monochromatic

#22677B #3090AB #4BB0CD #7BC5DA #ABDAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#4BB0CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.39

#4BB0CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4BB0CD

8.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4BB0CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4BB0CD	1.00	2.50	8.39	8.39
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.39	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.39	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EACCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C9ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4bb0cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 176, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(70.9% 0.102 219.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bc7dc',
    500: '#4bb0cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4bb0cd;
$custom-light: #8bc7dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4bb0cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 75,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.385,
    "s": 56.522,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.70937,
    "c": 0.10167,
    "h": 219.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.36954
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4BB0CD

secondary

#D5AB9F

accent

#6A48E0

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #4BB0CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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