#4EB9BB#4EB9BB

#4EB9BB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.399; OKLCH L 72.5% C 0.097 H 196.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4EB9BB
RGB	rgb(78, 185, 187)
HSL	hsl(181, 44%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(181, 58%, 73%)
CMYK	cmyk(58.3%, 1.1%, 0%, 26.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(69.40, -29.74, -10.24)
CIE-LCH	lch(69.40, 31.45, 198.99°)
OKLab	oklab(72.5% -0.0932 -0.0283)
OKLCH	oklch(72.5% 0.097 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(29.4567, 39.9025, 53.1536)
Luminance	0.3991 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4EB9BB #BB504E

analogous

#4EBB87 #4EB9BB #4E83BB

triadic

#4EB9BB #BB4EB9 #B9BB4E

tetradic

#4EB9BB #874EBB #BB504E #83BB4E

square

#4EB9BB #874EBB #BB504E #83BB4E

split-complementary

#4EB9BB #BB4E83 #BB874E

monochromatic

#286667 #399293 #4EB9BB #7ACACC #A6DCDD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

2.34

#4EB9BB on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

On black

8.98

#4EB9BB on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

Best text color

#000000 on #4EB9BB

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4EB9BB	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4EB9BB	1.00	2.34	8.98	8.98
#FFFFFF	2.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	8.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#ADB1BB

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9CA4BC

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#00BFB9

Achromatopsia (no color)

#A9A9A9

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4eb9bb;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 185, 187);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(72.5% 0.097 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8bcecf',
    500: '#4eb9bb',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4eb9bb;
$custom-light: #8bcecf;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4eb9bb",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 185,
    "b": 187
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 181.101,
    "s": 44.49,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.72501,
    "c": 0.09738,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.39905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4EB9BB

secondary

#CA9B9B

accent

#5654D4

background

#F9FCFC

surface

#F1F9F9

border

#CBD2D2

text

#0D1313

muted

#7E8282

Preview Lab

Preview with #4EB9BB

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

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