#4EB4BB#4EB4BB

#4EB4BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.094 H 201.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB4BB
RGB	rgb(78, 180, 187)
HSL	hsl(184, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 3.7%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.91, -27.29, -12.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.91, 30.00, 204.56°)
OKLab	oklab(71.3% -0.0878 -0.0345)
OKLCH	oklch(71.3% 0.094 201.5)
XYZ	xyz(28.4290, 37.8472, 52.8111)
Luminance	0.3785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB4BB #BB554E

analogous

#4EBB8C #4EB4BB #4E7EBB

triadic

#4EB4BB #BB4EB4 #B4BB4E

tetradic

#4EB4BB #8C4EBB #BB554E #7EBB4E

square

#4EB4BB #8C4EBB #BB554E #7EBB4E

split-complementary

#4EB4BB #BB4E7E #BB8C4E

monochromatic

#286367 #398D93 #4EB4BB #7AC7CC #A6D9DD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4EB4BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.57

#4EB4BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB4BB

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB4BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB4BB	1.00	2.45	8.57	8.57
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.57	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8ADBC

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A0BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A5A5A5

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb4bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 180, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.094 201.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcacf',
    500: '#4eb4bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb4bb;
$custom-light: #8bcacf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb4bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.853,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71297,
    "c": 0.09431,
    "h": 201.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.3785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB4BB

secondary

#CA9E9B

accent

#5C54D4

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1313

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB4BB

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

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