#4EB3BB#4EB3BB

#4EB3BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.374; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.094 H 202.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB3BB
RGB	rgb(78, 179, 187)
HSL	hsl(184, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.61, -26.79, -12.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.61, 29.74, 205.74°)
OKLab	oklab(71.06% -0.0867 -0.0357)
OKLCH	oklch(71.06% 0.094 202.4)
XYZ	xyz(28.2279, 37.4449, 52.7440)
Luminance	0.3745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB3BB #BB564E

analogous

#4EBB8D #4EB3BB #4E7CBB

triadic

#4EB3BB #BB4EB3 #B3BB4E

tetradic

#4EB3BB #8D4EBB #BB564E #7CBB4E

square

#4EB3BB #8D4EBB #BB564E #7CBB4E

split-complementary

#4EB3BB #BB4E7C #BB8D4E

monochromatic

#286267 #398D93 #4EB3BB #7AC6CC #A6D9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#4EB3BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.49

#4EB3BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB3BB

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB3BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB3BB	1.00	2.47	8.49	8.49
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.49	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ACBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#959FBC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00B9B5

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb3bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 179, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.094 202.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcacf',
    500: '#4eb3bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb3bb;
$custom-light: #8bcacf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb3bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.404,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71056,
    "c": 0.09377,
    "h": 202.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.37448
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB3BB

secondary

#CA9E9B

accent

#5D54D4

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1313

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB3BB

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

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