#4EACB5#4EACB5
#4EACB5 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.089 H 203.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACB5 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 181) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 41%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(56.9%, 5%, 0%, 29%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.32, -25.00, -13.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.32, 28.19, 207.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.15% -0.0816 -0.036) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.15% 0.089 203.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2315, 34.4584, 48.9758) |
| Luminance | 0.3446 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 4.08
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.34
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.91
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.12
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.90
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACB5 #B5574E
analogous
#4EB58A #4EACB5 #4E78B5
triadic
#4EACB5 #B54EAC #ACB54E
tetradic
#4EACB5 #8A4EB5 #B5574E #78B54E
square
#4EACB5 #8A4EB5 #B5574E #78B54E
split-complementary
#4EACB5 #B54E78 #B58A4E
monochromatic
#285B60 #3A848B #4EACB5 #79C0C7 #A4D4D9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#4EACB5 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.89
#4EACB5 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACB5
7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACB5 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACB5 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.89 | 7.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A6B6
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9099B5
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eacb5; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 181); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.089 203.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#89c5cb',
500: '#4eacb5',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eacb5; $custom-light: #89c5cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eacb5",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 181
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.243,
"s": 41.036,
"l": 50.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69152,
"c": 0.08916,
"h": 203.8
},
"luminance": 0.34461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACB5
secondary
#C69D99
accent
#6257D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282