#4EABC9#4EABC9
#4EABC9 is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.350; OKLCH L 69.7% C 0.098 H 222.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EABC9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 171, 201) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 61%, 79%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.2%, 14.9%, 0%, 21.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.72, -18.58, -23.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.72, 29.98, 231.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.7% -0.0724 -0.0655) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.7% 0.098 222.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.2432, 34.9597, 60.5065) |
| Luminance | 0.3496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 6.66
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 6.87
Deepskyblue
#00BFFF
ΔE00 9.19
Bluegrey
#85A3B2
ΔE00 9.40
Bright Sky Blue
#02CCFE
ΔE00 9.65
Sky Blue
#87CEEB
ΔE00 10.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EABC9 #C96C4E
analogous
#4EC9AA #4EABC9 #4E6EC9
triadic
#4EABC9 #C94EAB #ABC94E
tetradic
#4EABC9 #AA4EC9 #C96C4E #6EC94E
square
#4EABC9 #AA4EC9 #C96C4E #6EC94E
split-complementary
#4EABC9 #C94E6E #C9AA4E
monochromatic
#256478 #338BA7 #4EABC9 #7DC1D7 #ACD8E6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.63
#4EABC9 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.99
#4EABC9 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EABC9
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EABC9 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EABC9 | 1.00 | 2.63 | 7.99 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#99A7CB
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#889AC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B5B5
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A0A0A0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eabc9; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 171, 201); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.7% 0.098 222.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bc4d9',
500: '#4eabc9',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eabc9; $custom-light: #8bc4d9; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eabc9",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 171,
"b": 201
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.634,
"s": 53.247,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69696,
"c": 0.09767,
"h": 222.1
},
"luminance": 0.34963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EABC9
secondary
#D3AC9F
accent
#6F4BDD
background
#F9FCFD
surface
#F1F8FA
border
#CBD1D3
text
#0D1214
muted
#7E8183