#4E9DB0#4E9DB0
#4E9DB0 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.289; OKLCH L 65.4% C 0.082 H 215.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9DB0 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 157, 176) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 39%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 56%, 69%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(55.7%, 10.8%, 0%, 31%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.66, -18.72, -17.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.66, 25.47, 222.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.35% -0.0668 -0.0478) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.35% 0.082 215.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0322, 28.8661, 45.4238) |
| Luminance | 0.2887 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.54
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.07
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.23
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 8.40
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.60
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 9.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9DB0 #B0614E
analogous
#4EB092 #4E9DB0 #4E6CB0
triadic
#4E9DB0 #B04E9D #9DB04E
tetradic
#4E9DB0 #924EB0 #B0614E #6CB04E
square
#4E9DB0 #924EB0 #B0614E #6CB04E
split-complementary
#4E9DB0 #B04E6C #B0924E
monochromatic
#28515B #3B7786 #4E9DB0 #78B5C3 #A2CCD6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.10
#4E9DB0 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.77
#4E9DB0 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9DB0
6.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9DB0 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9DB0 | 1.00 | 3.10 | 6.77 | 6.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9099B1
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#818EB0
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A4A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9db0; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 157, 176); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.4% 0.082 215.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bac7',
500: '#4e9db0',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9db0; $custom-light: #88bac7; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9db0",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 157,
"b": 176
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.633,
"s": 38.583,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65353,
"c": 0.08218,
"h": 215.6
},
"luminance": 0.28868
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9DB0
secondary
#C39F97
accent
#7059CF
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1113
muted
#7D8082