#4E96A4#4E96A4
#4E96A4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.075 H 211.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E96A4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 150, 164) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 36%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(52.4%, 8.5%, 0%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.14, -18.53, -14.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.14, 23.39, 217.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.2% -0.0637 -0.0394) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.2% 0.075 211.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7465, 26.1109, 39.0614) |
| Luminance | 0.2611 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.50
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 6.89
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.54
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 8.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.98
Dark Cyan
#0A888A
ΔE00 9.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E96A4 #A45C4E
analogous
#4EA487 #4E96A4 #4E6BA4
triadic
#4E96A4 #A44E96 #96A44E
tetradic
#4E96A4 #874EA4 #A45C4E #6BA44E
square
#4E96A4 #874EA4 #A45C4E #6BA44E
split-complementary
#4E96A4 #A44E6B #A4874E
monochromatic
#274A51 #3A707B #4E96A4 #73B0BC #9CC8D0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#4E96A4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.22
#4E96A4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E96A4
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E96A4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E96A4 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.22 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.22 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B92A5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D87A4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#129C9A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e96a4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 150, 164); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.075 211.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#86b5bf',
500: '#4e96a4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e96a4; $custom-light: #86b5bf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e96a4",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 150,
"b": 164
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.767,
"s": 35.537,
"l": 47.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63196,
"c": 0.07489,
"h": 211.8
},
"luminance": 0.26113
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E96A4
secondary
#BD9891
accent
#6E5CCC
background
#F8FBFB
surface
#F0F6F7
border
#CBD0D0
text
#0C1112
muted
#7D8081