#4EB0CD#4EB0CD

#4EB0CD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.371; OKLCH L 71.0% C 0.100 H 220.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB0CD
RGB	rgb(78, 176, 205)
HSL	hsl(194, 56%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(194, 62%, 80%)
CMYK	cmyk(62%, 14.1%, 0%, 19.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.33, -19.97, -23.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.33, 30.67, 229.37°)
OKLab	oklab(71.04% -0.0762 -0.0648)
OKLCH	oklch(71.04% 0.1 220.4)
XYZ	xyz(29.6822, 37.0751, 63.3377)
Luminance	0.3708 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB0CD #CD6B4E

analogous

#4ECDAB #4EB0CD #4E70CD

triadic

#4EB0CD #CD4EB0 #B0CD4E

tetradic

#4EB0CD #AB4ECD #CD6B4E #70CD4E

square

#4EB0CD #AB4ECD #CD6B4E #70CD4E

split-complementary

#4EB0CD #CD4E70 #CDAB4E

monochromatic

#23697D #3191AD #4EB0CD #7EC5DA #ADDBE8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.50

#4EB0CD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.42

#4EB0CD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB0CD

8.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB0CD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB0CD	1.00	2.50	8.42	8.42
#FFFFFF	2.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.42	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.42	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9EACCF

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8C9ECD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A4A4A4

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb0cd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 176, 205);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.0% 0.100 220.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cc7dc',
    500: '#4eb0cd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb0cd;
$custom-light: #8cc7dc;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb0cd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 205
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.701,
    "s": 55.947,
    "l": 55.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71038,
    "c": 0.10002,
    "h": 220.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37078
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB0CD

secondary

#D6ADA1

accent

#6B49DF

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB0CD

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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