#4EB0DB#4EB0DB

#4EB0DB is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.378; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.110 H 229.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB0DB
RGB	rgb(78, 176, 219)
HSL	hsl(198, 66%, 58%)
HSV	hsv(198, 64%, 86%)
CMYK	cmyk(64.4%, 19.6%, 0%, 14.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.86, -15.64, -30.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.86, 33.98, 242.60°)
OKLab	oklab(71.63% -0.071 -0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(71.63% 0.11 229.9)
XYZ	xyz(31.4484, 37.7816, 72.6393)
Luminance	0.3779 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB0DB #DB794E

analogous

#4EDBBF #4EB0DB #4E69DB

triadic

#4EB0DB #DB4EB0 #B0DB4E

tetradic

#4EB0DB #BF4EDB #DB794E #69DB4E

square

#4EB0DB #BF4EDB #DB794E #69DB4E

split-complementary

#4EB0DB #DB4E69 #DBBF4E

monochromatic

#1E6E91 #2894C4 #4EB0DB #81C7E5 #B4DDF0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4EB0DB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.56

#4EB0DB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB0DB

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB0DB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB0DB	1.00	2.45	8.56	8.56
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.56	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.56	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9AADDD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#869FDA

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BCBE

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb0db;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 176, 219);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.110 229.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ec7e6',
    500: '#4eb0db',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb0db;
$custom-light: #8ec7e6;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb0db",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 219
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.298,
    "s": 66.197,
    "l": 58.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71632,
    "c": 0.11032,
    "h": 229.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.37785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB0DB

secondary

#DEB7A6

accent

#733FE9

background

#F9FCFE

surface

#F2F8FC

border

#CCD1D5

text

#0D1316

muted

#7E8284

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB0DB

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

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