#4EACB6#4EACB6
#4EACB6 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.345; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.089 H 204.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACB6 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 182) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 42%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 57%, 71%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.1%, 5.5%, 0%, 28.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.36, -24.72, -13.53) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.36, 28.18, 208.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.19% -0.0811 -0.0374) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.19% 0.089 204.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3344, 34.4996, 49.5182) |
| Luminance | 0.3450 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.87
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.48
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.28
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 9.42
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.19
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 10.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACB6 #B6584E
analogous
#4EB68C #4EACB6 #4E78B6
triadic
#4EACB6 #B64EAC #ACB64E
tetradic
#4EACB6 #8C4EB6 #B6584E #78B64E
square
#4EACB6 #8C4EB6 #B6584E #78B64E
split-complementary
#4EACB6 #B64E78 #B68C4E
monochromatic
#285C61 #3A858D #4EACB6 #79C0C8 #A5D5DA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.66
#4EACB6 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.90
#4EACB6 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACB6
7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACB6 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACB6 | 1.00 | 2.66 | 7.90 | 7.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0A6B7
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9AB6
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B2AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eacb6; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 182); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.089 204.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac5cb',
500: '#4eacb6',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eacb6; $custom-light: #8ac5cb; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eacb6",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 182
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.769,
"s": 41.6,
"l": 50.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69189,
"c": 0.08935,
"h": 204.8
},
"luminance": 0.34502
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACB6
secondary
#C79D99
accent
#6256D1
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F8
border
#CBD1D1
text
#0C1313
muted
#7D8282