#4EB0DD#4EB0DD

#4EB0DD is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.7% C 0.112 H 231.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX#4EB0DD
RGBrgb(78, 176, 221)
HSLhsl(199, 68%, 59%)
HSVhsv(199, 65%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(64.7%, 20.4%, 0%, 13.3%)
CIE-LABlab(67.94, -15.01, -31.15)
CIE-LCHlch(67.94, 34.57, 244.28°)
OKLaboklab(71.72% -0.0703 -0.0872)
OKLCHoklch(71.72% 0.112 231.1)
XYZxyz(31.7132, 37.8875, 74.0343)
Luminance0.3789 (WCAG relative)
Temperaturecool
Familycyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary
#4EB0DD #DD7B4E
analogous
#4EDDC2 #4EB0DD #4E68DD
triadic
#4EB0DD #DD4EB0 #B0DD4E
tetradic
#4EB0DD #C24EDD #DD7B4E #68DD4E
square
#4EB0DD #C24EDD #DD7B4E #68DD4E
split-complementary
#4EB0DD #DD4E68 #DDC24E
monochromatic
#1C6E94 #2695C7 #4EB0DD #81C7E7 #B5DEF1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45
#4EB0DD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.58
#4EB0DD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB0DD
8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg##4EB0DD#FFFFFF#000000##000000
##4EB0DD1.002.458.588.58
#FFFFFF2.451.0021.0021.00
#0000008.5821.001.001.00
##0000008.5821.001.001.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)
#99AEDF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#869FDC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BCBF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS
--color: #4eb0dd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 176, 221);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.7% 0.112 231.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8ec7e7',
    500: '#4eb0dd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}
SCSS
$custom: #4eb0dd;
$custom-light: #8ec7e7;
$custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
  "hex": "#4eb0dd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 176,
    "b": 221
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.881,
    "s": 67.773,
    "l": 58.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7172,
    "c": 0.11202,
    "h": 231.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.37891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary
#4EB0DD
secondary
#E0B9A7
accent
#743DEB
background
#F9FCFE
surface
#F2F8FC
border
#CCD1D5
text
#0D1316
muted
#7E8284

Preview Lab

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#4EB0DD Color — HEX, RGB, HSL, OKLCH & Contrast — Tintiva