#4EACB8#4EACB8
#4EACB8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.346; OKLCH L 69.3% C 0.090 H 206.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EACB8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 172, 184) |
| HSL | hsl(187, 43%, 51%) |
| HSV | hsv(187, 58%, 72%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(57.6%, 6.5%, 0%, 27.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(65.42, -24.14, -14.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(65.42, 28.19, 211.07°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.26% -0.0803 -0.0402) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.26% 0.09 206.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5426, 34.5828, 50.6145) |
| Luminance | 0.3458 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.57
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 5.83
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.03
Greyblue
#77A1B5
ΔE00 9.90
Sea
#3C9992
ΔE00 10.04
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 10.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EACB8 #B85A4E
analogous
#4EB88F #4EACB8 #4E77B8
triadic
#4EACB8 #B84EAC #ACB84E
tetradic
#4EACB8 #8F4EB8 #B85A4E #77B84E
square
#4EACB8 #8F4EB8 #B85A4E #77B84E
split-complementary
#4EACB8 #B84E77 #B88F4E
monochromatic
#285D64 #39868F #4EACB8 #7AC0CA #A5D5DB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.65
#4EACB8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.92
#4EACB8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EACB8
7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EACB8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EACB8 | 1.00 | 2.65 | 7.92 | 7.92 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9FA6B9
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F9AB8
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00B3AF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9F9F9F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eacb8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 172, 184); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.3% 0.090 206.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ac5cd',
500: '#4eacb8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eacb8; $custom-light: #8ac5cd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eacb8",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 172,
"b": 184
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.792,
"s": 42.742,
"l": 51.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69263,
"c": 0.08982,
"h": 206.6
},
"luminance": 0.34585
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EACB8
secondary
#C89F9A
accent
#6355D3
background
#F8FCFC
surface
#F0F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1313
muted
#7D8282