#4C8596#4C8596

#4C8596 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.065 H 219.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C8596
RGB	rgb(76, 133, 150)
HSL	hsl(194, 33%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(194, 49%, 59%)
CMYK	cmyk(49.3%, 11.3%, 0%, 41.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.41, -13.88, -14.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.41, 20.37, 227.05°)
OKLab	oklab(58.43% -0.0505 -0.0412)
OKLCH	oklch(58.43% 0.065 219.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.8710, 20.5122, 31.9185)
Luminance	0.2051 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C8596 #965D4C

analogous

#4C9682 #4C8596 #4C6096

triadic

#4C8596 #964C85 #85964C

tetradic

#4C8596 #824C96 #965D4C #60964C

square

#4C8596 #824C96 #965D4C #60964C

split-complementary

#4C8596 #964C60 #96824C

monochromatic

#233D45 #37616D #4C8596 #6BA3B4 #94BDC9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.12

#4C8596 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.10

#4C8596 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4C8596

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C8596	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4C8596	1.00	4.12	5.10	5.10
#FFFFFF	4.12	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.10	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A8297

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F7996

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#258B8A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c8596;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 133, 150);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.065 219.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83a8b4',
    500: '#4c8596',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c8596;
$custom-light: #83a8b4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c8596",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 150
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.784,
    "s": 32.743,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58427,
    "c": 0.06521,
    "h": 219.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20514
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C8596

secondary

#B59389

accent

#775FC9

background

#F8FAFB

surface

#EFF4F6

border

#CACED0

text

#0B0F11

muted

#7C7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C8596

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

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