#4EB2CE#4EB2CE

#4EB2CE is a light, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.101 H 219.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB2CE
RGB	rgb(78, 178, 206)
HSL	hsl(193, 57%, 56%)
HSV	hsv(193, 62%, 81%)
CMYK	cmyk(62.1%, 13.6%, 0%, 19.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.96, -20.70, -22.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.96, 30.85, 227.85°)
OKLab	oklab(71.55% -0.0779 -0.0636)
OKLCH	oklch(71.55% 0.101 219.2)
XYZ	xyz(30.1984, 37.9136, 64.1071)
Luminance	0.3792 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB2CE #CE6A4E

analogous

#4ECEAA #4EB2CE #4E72CE

triadic

#4EB2CE #CE4EB2 #B2CE4E

tetradic

#4EB2CE #AA4ECE #CE6A4E #72CE4E

square

#4EB2CE #AA4ECE #CE6A4E #72CE4E

split-complementary

#4EB2CE #CE4E72 #CEAA4E

monochromatic

#236B7F #3093AE #4EB2CE #7EC7DB #AEDCE9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4EB2CE on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.58

#4EB2CE on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB2CE

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB2CE	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB2CE	1.00	2.45	8.58	8.58
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A0ADD0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8EA0CE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBBB

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb2ce;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 178, 206);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.101 219.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8cc9dd',
    500: '#4eb2ce',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb2ce;
$custom-light: #8cc9dd;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb2ce",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 178,
    "b": 206
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.125,
    "s": 56.637,
    "l": 55.686
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71549,
    "c": 0.10061,
    "h": 219.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB2CE

secondary

#D7ADA1

accent

#6948E0

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F8FB

border

#CBD1D4

text

#0D1315

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB2CE

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →