#4C8495#4C8495

#4C8495 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.064 H 219.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C8495
RGB	rgb(76, 132, 149)
HSL	hsl(194, 32%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(194, 49%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(49%, 11.4%, 0%, 41.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.07, -13.62, -14.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.07, 20.14, 227.46°)
OKLab	oklab(58.14% -0.0497 -0.041)
OKLCH	oklch(58.14% 0.064 219.5)
XYZ	xyz(16.6545, 20.2076, 31.4508)
Luminance	0.2021 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C8495 #955D4C

analogous

#4C9582 #4C8495 #4C6095

triadic

#4C8495 #954C84 #84954C

tetradic

#4C8495 #824C95 #955D4C #60954C

square

#4C8495 #824C95 #955D4C #60954C

split-complementary

#4C8495 #954C60 #95824C

monochromatic

#233C44 #37606C #4C8495 #6BA2B3 #93BCC8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.17

#4C8495 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#4C8495 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4C8495

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C8495	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4C8495	1.00	4.17	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.17	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#798196

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E7995

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#268A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c8495;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 132, 149);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.064 219.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a7b4',
    500: '#4c8495',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c8495;
$custom-light: #83a7b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c8495",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 149
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.973,
    "s": 32.444,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58144,
    "c": 0.06444,
    "h": 219.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20209
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C8495

secondary

#B49388

accent

#785FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C8495

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

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