#4EB3BE#4EB3BE
#4EB3BE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.376; OKLCH L 71.2% C 0.094 H 205.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB3BE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 179, 190) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 46%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 59%, 75%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.9%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(67.71, -25.94, -14.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(67.71, 29.68, 209.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.17% -0.0854 -0.0399) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.17% 0.094 205.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.5524, 37.5747, 54.4531) |
| Luminance | 0.3758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 3.45
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 7.27
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.37
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 8.56
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 9.78
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 9.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB3BE #BE594E
analogous
#4EBE91 #4EB3BE #4E7BBE
triadic
#4EB3BE #BE4EB3 #B3BE4E
tetradic
#4EB3BE #914EBE #BE594E #7BBE4E
square
#4EB3BE #914EBE #BE594E #7BBE4E
split-complementary
#4EB3BE #BE4E7B #BE914E
monochromatic
#27646A #388E97 #4EB3BE #7BC6CE #A8D9DF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.47
#4EB3BE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.52
#4EB3BE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB3BE
8.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB3BE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB3BE | 1.00 | 2.47 | 8.52 | 8.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A6ACBF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#959FBE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BAB6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A5A5A5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb3be; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 179, 190); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.2% 0.094 205.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bcad1',
500: '#4eb3be',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb3be; $custom-light: #8bcad1; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb3be",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 179,
"b": 190
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.893,
"s": 46.281,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71166,
"c": 0.09431,
"h": 205.1
},
"luminance": 0.37578
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB3BE
secondary
#CCA09C
accent
#5F52D6
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F8F9
border
#CBD1D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282