#4EACB4#4EACB4
#4EACB4 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.344; OKLCH L 69.1% C 0.089 H 202.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACB4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 180) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 40%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.7%, 4.4%, 0%, 29.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.29, -25.29, -12.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.29, 28.22, 206.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.12% -0.082 -0.0346) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.12% 0.089 202.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.1292, 34.4175, 48.4374) |
| Luminance | 0.3442 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.31
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.22
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.54
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 8.82
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.55
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 9.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACB4 #B4564E
analogous
#4EB489 #4EACB4 #4E79B4
triadic
#4EACB4 #B44EAC #ACB44E
tetradic
#4EACB4 #894EB4 #B4564E #79B44E
square
#4EACB4 #894EB4 #B4564E #79B44E
split-complementary
#4EACB4 #B44E79 #B4894E
monochromatic
#285B5F #3B848A #4EACB4 #79C0C6 #A4D4D8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#4EACB4 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.88
#4EACB4 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACB4
7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACB4 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACB4 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.88 | 7.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A5B5
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9099B4
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AE
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9E9E9E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eacb4; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 180); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.1% 0.089 202.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c5ca',
500: '#4eacb4',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eacb4; $custom-light: #89c5ca; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eacb4",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 180
},
"hsl": {
"h": 184.706,
"s": 40.476,
"l": 50.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69116,
"c": 0.08898,
"h": 202.9
},
"luminance": 0.3442
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACB4
secondary
#C69C98
accent
#6157D0
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282