#4EB5BD#4EB5BD

#4EB5BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.383; OKLCH L 71.6% C 0.095 H 202.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB5BD
RGB	rgb(78, 181, 189)
HSL	hsl(184, 46%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(184, 59%, 74%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.7%, 4.2%, 0%, 25.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(68.27, -27.22, -13.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(68.27, 30.17, 205.59°)
OKLab	oklab(71.61% -0.088 -0.0361)
OKLCH	oklch(71.61% 0.095 202.3)
XYZ	xyz(28.8472, 38.3386, 54.0141)
Luminance	0.3834 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB5BD #BD564E

analogous

#4EBD8D #4EB5BD #4E7EBD

triadic

#4EB5BD #BD4EB5 #B5BD4E

tetradic

#4EB5BD #8D4EBD #BD564E #7EBD4E

square

#4EB5BD #8D4EBD #BD564E #7EBD4E

split-complementary

#4EB5BD #BD4E7E #BD8D4E

monochromatic

#276569 #388F96 #4EB5BD #7BC8CE #A7DADE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.42

#4EB5BD on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.67

#4EB5BD on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB5BD

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB5BD	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB5BD	1.00	2.42	8.67	8.67
#FFFFFF	2.42	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.67	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#A8AEBE

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97A1BE

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BBB7

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A6A6A6

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb5bd;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 181, 189);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(71.6% 0.095 202.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcbd0',
    500: '#4eb5bd',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb5bd;
$custom-light: #8bcbd0;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb5bd",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 181,
    "b": 189
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 184.324,
    "s": 45.679,
    "l": 52.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.7161,
    "c": 0.09511,
    "h": 202.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.38342
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB5BD

secondary

#CC9F9B

accent

#5C52D5

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F8F9

border

#CBD1D2

text

#0D1314

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB5BD

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