#4E9FAC#4E9FAC
#4E9FAC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.294; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.081 H 209.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E9FAC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 159, 172) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 55%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(54.7%, 7.6%, 0%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(61.13, -20.94, -14.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(61.13, 25.36, 214.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.68% -0.0707 -0.0395) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.68% 0.081 209.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9834, 29.3924, 43.4838) |
| Luminance | 0.2939 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 4.39
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.31
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 8.61
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.09
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.19
Darkcyan
#008B8B
ΔE00 10.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E9FAC #AC5B4E
analogous
#4EAC8A #4E9FAC #4E70AC
triadic
#4E9FAC #AC4E9F #9FAC4E
tetradic
#4E9FAC #8A4EAC #AC5B4E #70AC4E
square
#4E9FAC #8A4EAC #AC5B4E #70AC4E
split-complementary
#4E9FAC #AC4E70 #AC8A4E
monochromatic
#285158 #3B7882 #4E9FAC #76B7C1 #A0CDD4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.05
#4E9FAC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.88
#4E9FAC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #4E9FAC
6.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E9FAC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E9FAC | 1.00 | 3.05 | 6.88 | 6.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#939AAD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#848FAC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A5A3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e9fac; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 159, 172); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.081 209.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#88bbc4',
500: '#4e9fac',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e9fac; $custom-light: #88bbc4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e9fac",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 159,
"b": 172
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.298,
"s": 37.6,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65679,
"c": 0.08105,
"h": 209.2
},
"luminance": 0.29395
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E9FAC
secondary
#C19B95
accent
#6A5ACE
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1212
muted
#7D8181