#4DB4DB#4DB4DB

#4DB4DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.393; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.110 H 226.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4DB4DB
RGB	rgb(77, 180, 219)
HSL	hsl(196, 66%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(196, 65%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.8%, 17.8%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.99, -17.91, -28.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.99, 33.60, 237.78°)
OKLab	oklab(72.53% -0.0757 -0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(72.53% 0.11 226.4)
XYZ	xyz(32.1629, 39.3314, 72.9008)
Luminance	0.3933 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4DB4DB #DB744D

analogous

#4DDBBB #4DB4DB #4D6DDB

triadic

#4DB4DB #DB4DB4 #B4DB4D

tetradic

#4DB4DB #BB4DDB #DB744D #6DDB4D

square

#4DB4DB #BB4DDB #DB744D #6DDB4D

split-complementary

#4DB4DB #DB4D6D #DBBB4D

monochromatic

#1D7190 #2799C3 #4DB4DB #80C9E5 #B3DFF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.37

#4DB4DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.87

#4DB4DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4DB4DB

8.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4DB4DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4DB4DB	1.00	2.37	8.87	8.87
#FFFFFF	2.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.87	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.87	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9FB1DD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8BA2DB

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFC1

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A8A8A8

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4db4db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 180, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.110 226.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8dcae6',
    500: '#4db4db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4db4db;
$custom-light: #8dcae6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4db4db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.479,
    "s": 66.355,
    "l": 58.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72526,
    "c": 0.10973,
    "h": 226.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.39335
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4DB4DB

secondary

#DEB5A6

accent

#6D3FE9

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4DB4DB

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

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