#4EC1BC#4EC1BC
#4EC1BC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.434; OKLCH L 74.5% C 0.103 H 191.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC1BC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 193, 188) |
| HSL | hsl(177, 48%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(177, 60%, 76%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(59.6%, 0%, 2.6%, 24.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(71.82, -33.30, -7.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(71.82, 34.06, 192.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(74.47% -0.1013 -0.02) |
| OKLCH | oklch(74.47% 0.103 191.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.2850, 43.3872, 54.2930) |
| Luminance | 0.4339 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.06
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 4.30
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 4.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 5.09
Tealish
#24BCA8
ΔE00 6.12
Turquoise (survey)
#06C2AC
ΔE00 6.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC1BC #C14E53
analogous
#4EC182 #4EC1BC #4E8CC1
triadic
#4EC1BC #BC4EC1 #C1BC4E
tetradic
#4EC1BC #824EC1 #C14E53 #8CC14E
square
#4EC1BC #824EC1 #C14E53 #8CC14E
split-complementary
#4EC1BC #C14E8C #C1824E
monochromatic
#276E6B #369B97 #4EC1BC #7BD1CD #A9E1DE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.17
#4EC1BC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.68
#4EC1BC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC1BC
9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC1BC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC1BC | 1.00 | 2.17 | 9.68 | 9.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B6B8BC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A4AABD
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C6BF
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B0B0B0
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec1bc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 193, 188); /* oklch */ color: oklch(74.5% 0.103 191.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8cd4d0',
500: '#4ec1bc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec1bc; $custom-light: #8cd4d0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec1bc",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 193,
"b": 188
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.391,
"s": 48.117,
"l": 53.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.74466,
"c": 0.10323,
"h": 191.2
},
"luminance": 0.4339
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC1BC
secondary
#CE9D9F
accent
#5056D8
background
#F9FDFC
surface
#F1FAF9
border
#CBD3D2
text
#0D1413
muted
#7E8382