#4C8397#4C8397

#4C8397 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.066 H 223.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C8397
RGB	rgb(76, 131, 151)
HSL	hsl(196, 33%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 50%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.7%, 13.2%, 0%, 40.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(51.84, -12.47, -16.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(51.84, 20.57, 232.67°)
OKLab	oklab(57.98% -0.0477 -0.0452)
OKLCH	oklch(57.98% 0.066 223.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.6806, 20.0021, 32.2539)
Luminance	0.2000 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C8397 #97604C

analogous

#4C9786 #4C8397 #4C5E97

triadic

#4C8397 #974C83 #83974C

tetradic

#4C8397 #864C97 #97604C #5E974C

square

#4C8397 #864C97 #97604C #5E974C

split-complementary

#4C8397 #974C5E #97864C

monochromatic

#233C46 #38606E #4C8397 #6BA1B5 #94BBC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.20

#4C8397 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.00

#4C8397 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4C8397

5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C8397	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4C8397	1.00	4.20	5.00	5.00
#FFFFFF	4.20	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.00	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#788098

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C7897

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#248989

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c8397;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 131, 151);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.066 223.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a7b5',
    500: '#4c8397',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c8397;
$custom-light: #83a7b5;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c8397",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 131,
    "b": 151
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196,
    "s": 33.04,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57984,
    "c": 0.06573,
    "h": 223.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20003
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C8397

secondary

#B69589

accent

#7B5FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C8397

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

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