#4EA2B5#4EA2B5
#4EA2B5 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.308; OKLCH L 66.7% C 0.086 H 214.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA2B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 162, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 10.5%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.33, -19.87, -17.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.33, 26.51, 221.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.75% -0.0704 -0.0486) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.75% 0.086 214.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3994, 30.7942, 48.3652) |
| Luminance | 0.3080 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.88
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 6.52
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.24
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 9.69
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.69
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 11.45
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA2B5 #B5614E
analogous
#4EB594 #4EA2B5 #4E6EB5
triadic
#4EA2B5 #B54EA2 #A2B54E
tetradic
#4EA2B5 #944EB5 #B5614E #6EB54E
square
#4EA2B5 #944EB5 #B5614E #6EB54E
split-complementary
#4EA2B5 #B54E6E #B5944E
monochromatic
#285660 #3A7D8B #4EA2B5 #79B9C7 #A4CFD9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.93
#4EA2B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.16
#4EA2B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA2B5
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA2B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA2B5 | 1.00 | 2.93 | 7.16 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.16 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#949DB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8592B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00A9A8
Achromatopsia (no color)
#979797
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea2b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 162, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.7% 0.086 214.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bdcb',
500: '#4ea2b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea2b5; $custom-light: #89bdcb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea2b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 162,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.068,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66749,
"c": 0.08558,
"h": 214.6
},
"luminance": 0.30797
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA2B5
secondary
#C6A199
accent
#6D57D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F6F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182