#4CB0CD#4CB0CD

#4CB0CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.370; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.101 H 220.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4CB0CD
RGB	rgb(76, 176, 205)
HSL	hsl(193, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(193, 63%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.9%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.27, -20.32, -23.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.27, 30.97, 229.01°)
OKLab	oklab(70.97% -0.0774 -0.0651)
OKLCH	oklch(70.97% 0.101 220.1)
XYZ	xyz(29.5208, 36.9919, 63.3301)
Luminance	0.3700 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4CB0CD #CD694C

analogous

#4CCDA9 #4CB0CD #4C70CD

triadic

#4CB0CD #CD4CB0 #B0CD4C

tetradic

#4CB0CD #A94CCD #CD694C #70CD4C

square

#4CB0CD #A94CCD #CD694C #70CD4C

split-complementary

#4CB0CD #CD4C70 #CDA94C

monochromatic

#23687C #3090AC #4CB0CD #7CC5DA #ACDAE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#4CB0CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.40

#4CB0CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4CB0CD

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4CB0CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4CB0CD	1.00	2.50	8.40	8.40
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EACCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C9ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4cb0cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 176, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.101 220.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bc7dc',
    500: '#4cb0cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4cb0cd;
$custom-light: #8bc7dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4cb0cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.488,
    "s": 56.332,
    "l": 55.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7097,
    "c": 0.10112,
    "h": 220.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.36995
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4CB0CD

secondary

#D5AC9F

accent

#6A48E0

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #4CB0CD

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

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