#4E9BAF#4E9BAF
#4E9BAF is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.081 H 217.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9BAF |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 155, 175) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 38%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 55%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.4%, 11.4%, 0%, 31.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.03, -17.96, -17.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.03, 25.19, 224.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.83% -0.0649 -0.0489) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.83% 0.081 217) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5981, 28.1555, 44.7928) |
| Luminance | 0.2816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.89
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.02
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.93
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 7.93
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.20
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9BAF #AF624E
analogous
#4EAF93 #4E9BAF #4E6BAF
triadic
#4E9BAF #AF4E9B #9BAF4E
tetradic
#4E9BAF #934EAF #AF624E #6BAF4E
square
#4E9BAF #934EAF #AF624E #6BAF4E
split-complementary
#4E9BAF #AF4E6B #AF934E
monochromatic
#28505A #3B7685 #4E9BAF #78B3C3 #A2CBD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#4E9BAF on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.63
#4E9BAF on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9BAF
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9BAF | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9BAF | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.63 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E97B0
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F8CAF
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A2A1
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9baf; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 155, 175); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.081 217.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88b8c6',
500: '#4e9baf',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9baf; $custom-light: #88b8c6; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9baf",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 155,
"b": 175
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.371,
"s": 38.34,
"l": 49.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64834,
"c": 0.08132,
"h": 217
},
"luminance": 0.28158
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9BAF
secondary
#C39F96
accent
#725ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082