#4EA4B5#4EA4B5
#4EA4B5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.315; OKLCH L 67.2% C 0.086 H 212.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA4B5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 164, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(190, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(190, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 9.4%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(62.93, -20.91, -16.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(62.93, 26.72, 218.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.23% -0.0727 -0.0461) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.23% 0.086 212.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7545, 31.5044, 48.4835) |
| Luminance | 0.3151 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.15
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.96
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 7.83
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 10.11
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.25
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.87
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA4B5 #B55F4E
analogous
#4EB592 #4EA4B5 #4E70B5
triadic
#4EA4B5 #B54EA4 #A4B54E
tetradic
#4EA4B5 #924EB5 #B55F4E #70B54E
square
#4EA4B5 #924EB5 #B55F4E #70B54E
split-complementary
#4EA4B5 #B54E70 #B5924E
monochromatic
#285760 #3A7E8B #4EA4B5 #79BAC7 #A4D0D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.88
#4EA4B5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.30
#4EA4B5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA4B5
7.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA4B5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA4B5 | 1.00 | 2.88 | 7.30 | 7.30 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.30 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#979FB6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8793B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ABA9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#989898
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea4b5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 164, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.2% 0.086 212.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bfcb',
500: '#4ea4b5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea4b5; $custom-light: #89bfcb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea4b5",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 164,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 189.903,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67229,
"c": 0.08605,
"h": 212.4
},
"luminance": 0.31507
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA4B5
secondary
#C6A099
accent
#6B57D1
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F8
border
#CBD0D1
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182