#4EB4BF#4EB4BF

#4EB4BF is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.380; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.095 H 205.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB4BF
RGB	rgb(78, 180, 191)
HSL	hsl(186, 47%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(186, 59%, 75%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.2%, 5.8%, 0%, 25.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.04, -26.15, -14.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.04, 29.89, 208.99°)
OKLab	oklab(71.44% -0.0861 -0.0401)
OKLCH	oklch(71.44% 0.095 205)
XYZ	xyz(28.8632, 38.0209, 55.0978)
Luminance	0.3802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB4BF #BF594E

analogous

#4EBF92 #4EB4BF #4E7BBF

triadic

#4EB4BF #BF4EB4 #B4BF4E

tetradic

#4EB4BF #924EBF #BF594E #7BBF4E

square

#4EB4BF #924EBF #BF594E #7BBF4E

split-complementary

#4EB4BF #BF4E7B #BF924E

monochromatic

#27656C #378F99 #4EB4BF #7BC7CF #A8DAE0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.44

#4EB4BF on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.60

#4EB4BF on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB4BF

8.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB4BF	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB4BF	1.00	2.44	8.60	8.60
#FFFFFF	2.44	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A7ADC0

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#95A0BF

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb4bf;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 180, 191);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.095 205.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcad2',
    500: '#4eb4bf',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb4bf;
$custom-light: #8bcad2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb4bf",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 191
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.841,
    "s": 46.888,
    "l": 52.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71443,
    "c": 0.09497,
    "h": 205
  },
  "luminance": 0.38024
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB4BF

secondary

#CDA19C

accent

#5E51D7

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB4BF

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

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