#4CA5BE#4CA5BE
#4CA5BE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.322; OKLCH L 67.8% C 0.092 H 219.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4CA5BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 165, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 47%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 60%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(60%, 13.2%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.48, -19.14, -20.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.48, 28.30, 227.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.75% -0.0715 -0.0579) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.75% 0.092 219) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.7262, 32.1619, 53.5573) |
| Luminance | 0.3216 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.16
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.67
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.60
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.34
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.60
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4CA5BE #BE654C
analogous
#4CBE9E #4CA5BE #4C6CBE
triadic
#4CA5BE #BE4CA5 #A5BE4C
tetradic
#4CA5BE #9E4CBE #BE654C #6CBE4C
square
#4CA5BE #9E4CBE #BE654C #6CBE4C
split-complementary
#4CA5BE #BE4C6C #BE9E4C
monochromatic
#265B69 #378196 #4CA5BE #79BCCE #A6D2DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.83
#4CA5BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.43
#4CA5BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4CA5BE
7.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4CA5BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4CA5BE | 1.00 | 2.83 | 7.43 | 7.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.83 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95A1BF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8594BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ADAD
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ca5be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 165, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.8% 0.092 219.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bfd1',
500: '#4ca5be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ca5be; $custom-light: #89bfd1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ca5be",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 165,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 193.158,
"s": 46.721,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67751,
"c": 0.09201,
"h": 219
},
"luminance": 0.32164
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4CA5BE
secondary
#CCA59A
accent
#6F51D6
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1214
muted
#7D8182