#4EC1BA#4EC1BA
#4EC1BA is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.433; OKLCH L 74.4% C 0.104 H 189.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC1BA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 193, 186) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 3.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.76, -33.84, -6.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.76, 34.40, 190.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.4% -0.1021 -0.0173) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.4% 0.104 189.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.0709, 43.3016, 53.1654) |
| Luminance | 0.4330 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 3.83
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.16
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 4.90
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.26
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 5.44
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 5.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC1BA #C14E55
analogous
#4EC180 #4EC1BA #4E8EC1
triadic
#4EC1BA #BA4EC1 #C1BA4E
tetradic
#4EC1BA #804EC1 #C14E55 #8EC14E
square
#4EC1BA #804EC1 #C14E55 #8EC14E
split-complementary
#4EC1BA #C14E8E #C1804E
monochromatic
#276E6A #369B95 #4EC1BA #7BD1CC #A9E1DD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#4EC1BA on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.66
#4EC1BA on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC1BA
9.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC1BA | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC1BA | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.66 | 9.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B7B8BA
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AABB
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec1ba; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 193, 186); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.4% 0.104 189.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd4ce',
500: '#4ec1ba',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec1ba; $custom-light: #8cd4ce; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec1ba",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 193,
"b": 186
},
"hsl": {
"h": 176.348,
"s": 48.117,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.744,
"c": 0.1036,
"h": 189.6
},
"luminance": 0.43305
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC1BA
secondary
#CE9DA0
accent
#5058D8
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382