#4EB4BD#4EB4BD

#4EB4BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.379; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.095 H 203.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB4BD
RGB	rgb(78, 180, 189)
HSL	hsl(185, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(185, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 4.8%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(67.97, -26.72, -13.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(67.97, 29.93, 206.77°)
OKLab	oklab(71.37% -0.0869 -0.0373)
OKLCH	oklch(71.37% 0.095 203.2)
XYZ	xyz(28.6446, 37.9334, 53.9466)
Luminance	0.3794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB4BD #BD574E

analogous

#4EBD8F #4EB4BD #4E7CBD

triadic

#4EB4BD #BD4EB4 #B4BD4E

tetradic

#4EB4BD #8F4EBD #BD574E #7CBD4E

square

#4EB4BD #8F4EBD #BD574E #7CBD4E

split-complementary

#4EB4BD #BD4E7C #BD8F4E

monochromatic

#276469 #388E96 #4EB4BD #7BC7CE #A7DADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.45

#4EB4BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.59

#4EB4BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB4BD

8.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB4BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB4BD	1.00	2.45	8.59	8.59
#FFFFFF	2.45	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.59	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.59	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#96A0BD

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BAB6

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb4bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 180, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.095 203.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcad0',
    500: '#4eb4bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb4bd;
$custom-light: #8bcad0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb4bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.865,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71369,
    "c": 0.09459,
    "h": 203.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.37936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB4BD

secondary

#CC9F9B

accent

#5D52D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB4BD

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

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