#4EA2B4#4EA2B4
#4EA2B4 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.085 H 213.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA2B4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 162, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 10%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.30, -20.17, -17.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.30, 26.40, 220.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.71% -0.0708 -0.0472) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.71% 0.085 213.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2971, 30.7533, 47.8267) |
| Luminance | 0.3076 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.76
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.17
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.46
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.69
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.85
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 11.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA2B4 #B4604E
analogous
#4EB493 #4EA2B4 #4E6FB4
triadic
#4EA2B4 #B44EA2 #A2B44E
tetradic
#4EA2B4 #934EB4 #B4604E #6FB44E
square
#4EA2B4 #934EB4 #B4604E #6FB44E
split-complementary
#4EA2B4 #B44E6F #B4934E
monochromatic
#28565F #3B7C8A #4EA2B4 #79B9C6 #A4CFD8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.94
#4EA2B4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.15
#4EA2B4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA2B4
7.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA2B4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA2B4 | 1.00 | 2.94 | 7.15 | 7.15 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#959DB5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8592B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea2b4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 162, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.085 213.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bdca',
500: '#4ea2b4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea2b4; $custom-light: #89bdca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea2b4",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 162,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.588,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6671,
"c": 0.08512,
"h": 213.7
},
"luminance": 0.30756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA2B4
secondary
#C6A098
accent
#6D57D0
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182