#4EB3BD#4EB3BD

#4EB3BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.375; OKLCH L 71.1% C 0.094 H 204.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB3BD
RGB	rgb(78, 179, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 5.3%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.67, -26.22, -13.93)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.67, 29.69, 207.97°)
OKLab	oklab(71.13% -0.0858 -0.0385)
OKLCH	oklch(71.13% 0.094 204.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.4435, 37.5312, 53.8795)
Luminance	0.3753 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB3BD #BD584E

analogous

#4EBD8F #4EB3BD #4E7CBD

triadic

#4EB3BD #BD4EB3 #B3BD4E

tetradic

#4EB3BD #8F4EBD #BD584E #7CBD4E

square

#4EB3BD #8F4EBD #BD584E #7CBD4E

split-complementary

#4EB3BD #BD4E7C #BD8F4E

monochromatic

#276369 #388D96 #4EB3BD #7BC6CE #A7D9DE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.47

#4EB3BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.51

#4EB3BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB3BD

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB3BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB3BD	1.00	2.47	8.51	8.51
#FFFFFF	2.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.51	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6ACBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#959FBD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb3bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 179, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.1% 0.094 204.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcad0',
    500: '#4eb3bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb3bd;
$custom-light: #8bcad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb3bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 179,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.405,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71129,
    "c": 0.0941,
    "h": 204.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB3BD

secondary

#CCA09B

accent

#5E52D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB3BD

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

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