#4EB4C2#4EB4C2

#4EB4C2 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.382; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.096 H 207.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB4C2
RGB	rgb(78, 180, 194)
HSL	hsl(187, 49%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(187, 60%, 76%)
CMYK	cmyk(59.8%, 7.2%, 0%, 23.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.13, -25.28, -15.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.13, 29.91, 212.32°)
OKLab	oklab(71.55% -0.0848 -0.0443)
OKLCH	oklch(71.55% 0.096 207.6)
XYZ	xyz(29.1967, 38.1543, 56.8543)
Luminance	0.3816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB4C2 #C25C4E

analogous

#4EC296 #4EB4C2 #4E7AC2

triadic

#4EB4C2 #C24EB4 #B4C24E

tetradic

#4EB4C2 #964EC2 #C25C4E #7AC24E

square

#4EB4C2 #964EC2 #C25C4E #7AC24E

split-complementary

#4EB4C2 #C24E7A #C2964E

monochromatic

#26666F #36909D #4EB4C2 #7CC7D2 #A9DBE1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.43

#4EB4C2 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.63

#4EB4C2 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB4C2

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB4C2	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB4C2	1.00	2.43	8.63	8.63
#FFFFFF	2.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.63	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.63	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A6AEC3

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#94A0C2

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB8

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb4c2;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 180, 194);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.096 207.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcad4',
    500: '#4eb4c2',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb4c2;
$custom-light: #8bcad4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb4c2",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 180,
    "b": 194
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 187.241,
    "s": 48.739,
    "l": 53.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.71554,
    "c": 0.09571,
    "h": 207.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.38157
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB4C2

secondary

#CFA39D

accent

#6050D8

background

#F9FCFD

surface

#F1F8FA

border

#CBD1D3

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8283

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB4C2

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

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