#4EB4BC#4EB4BC

#4EB4BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.3% C 0.094 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB4BC
RGB	rgb(78, 180, 188)
HSL	hsl(184, 45%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.5%, 4.3%, 0%, 26.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.94, -27.00, -12.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.94, 29.96, 205.66°)
OKLab	oklab(71.33% -0.0873 -0.0359)
OKLCH	oklch(71.33% 0.094 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.5364, 37.8902, 53.3769)
Luminance	0.3789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB4BC #BC564E

analogous

#4EBC8D #4EB4BC #4E7DBC

triadic

#4EB4BC #BC4EB4 #B4BC4E

tetradic

#4EB4BC #8D4EBC #BC564E #7DBC4E

square

#4EB4BC #8D4EBC #BC564E #7DBC4E

split-complementary

#4EB4BC #BC4E7D #BC8D4E

monochromatic

#276368 #388E95 #4EB4BC #7AC7CD #A7DADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4EB4BC on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.58

#4EB4BC on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB4BC

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB4BC	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB4BC	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)

#A7ADBD

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A0BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb4bc;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 180, 188);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.3% 0.094 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcad0',
    500: '#4eb4bc',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb4bc;
$custom-light: #8bcad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb4bc",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 188
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.364,
    "s": 45.082,
    "l": 52.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71333,
    "c": 0.09444,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.37893
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB4BC

secondary

#CB9E9B

accent

#5C53D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB4BC

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

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