#4C8499#4C8499

#4C8499 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.067 H 224.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C8499
RGB	rgb(76, 132, 153)
HSL	hsl(196, 34%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(196, 50%, 60%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.3%, 13.7%, 0%, 40%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.22, -12.44, -16.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.22, 21.02, 233.72°)
OKLab	oklab(58.31% -0.0481 -0.0469)
OKLCH	oklch(58.31% 0.067 224.3)
XYZ	xyz(16.9794, 20.3376, 33.1616)
Luminance	0.2034 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C8499 #99614C

analogous

#4C9988 #4C8499 #4C5D99

triadic

#4C8499 #994C84 #84994C

tetradic

#4C8499 #884C99 #99614C #5D994C

square

#4C8499 #884C99 #99614C #5D994C

split-complementary

#4C8499 #994C5D #99884C

monochromatic

#233D47 #386170 #4C8499 #6CA2B6 #95BCCA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.14

#4C8499 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.07

#4C8499 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4C8499

5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C8499	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4C8499	1.00	4.14	5.07	5.07
#FFFFFF	4.14	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#78819A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6D7999

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#228A8B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c8499;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 132, 153);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.067 224.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a7b7',
    500: '#4c8499',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c8499;
$custom-light: #83a7b7;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c8499",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 153
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 33.624,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58308,
    "c": 0.06719,
    "h": 224.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20339
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C8499

secondary

#B7968A

accent

#7B5ECA

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C8499

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

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