#4EC0CD#4EC0CD
#4EC0CD is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.437; OKLCH L 74.8% C 0.103 H 205.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC0CD |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 192, 205) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 56%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62%, 6.3%, 0%, 19.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.04, -28.05, -16.12) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.04, 32.36, 209.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.82% -0.093 -0.0447) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.82% 0.103 205.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.0063, 43.7233, 64.4457) |
| Luminance | 0.4373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.11
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 6.32
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.37
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 8.02
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.04
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.66
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC0CD #CD5B4E
analogous
#4ECD9B #4EC0CD #4E80CD
triadic
#4EC0CD #CD4EC0 #C0CD4E
tetradic
#4EC0CD #9B4ECD #CD5B4E #80CD4E
square
#4EC0CD #9B4ECD #CD5B4E #80CD4E
split-complementary
#4EC0CD #CD4E80 #CD9B4E
monochromatic
#23747D #31A0AD #4EC0CD #7ED1DA #ADE2E8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.15
#4EC0CD on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.75
#4EC0CD on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC0CD
9.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC0CD | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC0CD | 1.00 | 2.15 | 9.75 | 9.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B1B9CE
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9EABCD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec0cd; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 192, 205); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.8% 0.103 205.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd3dc',
500: '#4ec0cd',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec0cd; $custom-light: #8dd3dc; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec0cd",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 192,
"b": 205
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186.142,
"s": 55.947,
"l": 55.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74822,
"c": 0.10319,
"h": 205.7
},
"luminance": 0.43727
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC0CD
secondary
#D6A6A1
accent
#5849DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383