#4EB8BD#4EB8BD
#4EB8BD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.396; OKLCH L 72.3% C 0.097 H 199.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EB8BD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 184, 189) |
| HSL | hsl(183, 46%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(183, 59%, 74%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(58.7%, 2.6%, 0%, 25.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(69.16, -28.69, -11.69) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(69.16, 30.98, 202.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(72.33% -0.0912 -0.0323) |
| OKLCH | oklch(72.33% 0.097 199.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(29.4638, 39.5718, 54.2196) |
| Luminance | 0.3957 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.36
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 6.32
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.46
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.38
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.48
Cadetblue
#5F9EA0
ΔE00 8.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EB8BD #BD534E
analogous
#4EBD8B #4EB8BD #4E80BD
triadic
#4EB8BD #BD4EB8 #B8BD4E
tetradic
#4EB8BD #8B4EBD #BD534E #80BD4E
square
#4EB8BD #8B4EBD #BD534E #80BD4E
split-complementary
#4EB8BD #BD4E80 #BD8B4E
monochromatic
#276669 #389296 #4EB8BD #7BCACE #A7DCDE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.36
#4EB8BD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.91
#4EB8BD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EB8BD
8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EB8BD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EB8BD | 1.00 | 2.36 | 8.91 | 8.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#ACB0BE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9AA3BE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00BEB9
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A9A9A9
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4eb8bd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 184, 189); /* oklch */ color: oklch(72.3% 0.097 199.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8bcdd0',
500: '#4eb8bd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4eb8bd; $custom-light: #8bcdd0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4eb8bd",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 184,
"b": 189
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.703,
"s": 45.679,
"l": 52.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.72331,
"c": 0.0968,
"h": 199.5
},
"luminance": 0.39575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EB8BD
secondary
#CC9D9B
accent
#5852D5
background
#F9FCFC
surface
#F1F9F9
border
#CBD2D2
text
#0D1314
muted
#7E8282