#4EC1CC#4EC1CC
#4EC1CC is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.441; OKLCH L 75.0% C 0.103 H 204.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 9.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC1CC |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 193, 204) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.8%, 5.4%, 0%, 20%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.31, -28.83, -15.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.31, 32.58, 207.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.02% -0.0945 -0.0421) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.02% 0.103 204) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.1063, 44.1158, 63.8855) |
| Luminance | 0.4412 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.53
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.63
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.17
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 7.24
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.11
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC1CC #CC594E
analogous
#4ECC98 #4EC1CC #4E82CC
triadic
#4EC1CC #CC4EC1 #C1CC4E
tetradic
#4EC1CC #984ECC #CC594E #82CC4E
square
#4EC1CC #984ECC #CC594E #82CC4E
split-complementary
#4EC1CC #CC4E82 #CC984E
monochromatic
#24747C #31A1AB #4EC1CC #7ED2DA #ADE2E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.14
#4EC1CC on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
9.82
#4EC1CC on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC1CC
9.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC1CC | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC1CC | 1.00 | 2.14 | 9.82 | 9.82 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 9.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B3B9CD
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A0ABCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00C8C4
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B1B1B1
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec1cc; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 193, 204); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.0% 0.103 204.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd4db',
500: '#4ec1cc',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec1cc; $custom-light: #8dd4db; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec1cc",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 193,
"b": 204
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.238,
"s": 55.263,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75023,
"c": 0.10341,
"h": 204
},
"luminance": 0.44119
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC1CC
secondary
#D5A5A1
accent
#5649DF
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383