#4EC0CC#4EC0CC
#4EC0CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.103 H 204.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC0CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 192, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 5.9%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.01, -28.34, -15.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.01, 32.36, 208.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.79% -0.0934 -0.0433) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.79% 0.103 204.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.8860, 43.6751, 63.8120) |
| Luminance | 0.4368 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.21
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.05
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.38
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.71
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.30
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC0CC #CC5A4E
analogous
#4ECC99 #4EC0CC #4E81CC
triadic
#4EC0CC #CC4EC0 #C0CC4E
tetradic
#4EC0CC #994ECC #CC5A4E #81CC4E
square
#4EC0CC #994ECC #CC5A4E #81CC4E
split-complementary
#4EC0CC #CC4E81 #CC994E
monochromatic
#24737C #31A0AB #4EC0CC #7ED1DA #ADE2E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.16
#4EC0CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.74
#4EC0CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC0CC
9.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC0CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC0CC | 1.00 | 2.16 | 9.74 | 9.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.74 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B2B9CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EAACC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C7C3
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec0cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 192, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.103 204.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd3db',
500: '#4ec0cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec0cc; $custom-light: #8dd3db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec0cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 192,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.714,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74785,
"c": 0.10296,
"h": 204.9
},
"luminance": 0.43679
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC0CC
secondary
#D5A6A1
accent
#5749DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383