#4EA4B9#4EA4B9
#4EA4B9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.317; OKLCH L 67.4% C 0.088 H 216.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EA4B9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 164, 185) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 43%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(192, 58%, 73%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.8%, 11.4%, 0%, 27.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.07, -19.73, -18.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.07, 27.16, 223.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(67.39% -0.0711 -0.0518) |
| OKLCH | oklch(67.39% 0.088 216.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.1708, 31.6710, 50.6761) |
| Luminance | 0.3167 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.71
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.99
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.27
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.51
Teal Blue
#01889F
ΔE00 10.24
Bluey Grey
#89A0B0
ΔE00 11.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EA4B9 #B9634E
analogous
#4EB999 #4EA4B9 #4E6FB9
triadic
#4EA4B9 #B94EA4 #A4B94E
tetradic
#4EA4B9 #994EB9 #B9634E #6FB94E
square
#4EA4B9 #994EB9 #B9634E #6FB94E
split-complementary
#4EA4B9 #B94E6F #B9994E
monochromatic
#285965 #397F91 #4EA4B9 #7ABBCA #A6D1DC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.86
#4EA4B9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.33
#4EA4B9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EA4B9
7.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EA4B9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EA4B9 | 1.00 | 2.86 | 7.33 | 7.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.33 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#969FBA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8694B9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00ACAA
Achromatopsia (no color)
#999999
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ea4b9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 164, 185); /* oklch */ color: oklch(67.4% 0.088 216.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89bfce',
500: '#4ea4b9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ea4b9; $custom-light: #89bfce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ea4b9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 164,
"b": 185
},
"hsl": {
"h": 191.776,
"s": 43.32,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.67386,
"c": 0.08791,
"h": 216.1
},
"luminance": 0.31673
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EA4B9
secondary
#C9A39A
accent
#6E55D3
background
#F8FBFC
surface
#F0F7F9
border
#CBD0D2
text
#0C1213
muted
#7D8182