#4EC3CE#4EC3CE
#4EC3CE is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.451; OKLCH L 75.6% C 0.105 H 203.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC3CE |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 195, 206) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 57%, 56%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 62%, 81%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(62.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 19.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(72.96, -29.23, -15.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(72.96, 32.99, 207.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(75.57% -0.0957 -0.0423) |
| OKLCH | oklch(75.57% 0.105 203.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7928, 45.1025, 65.3053) |
| Luminance | 0.4511 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 5.31
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.69
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 5.95
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 6.94
Neon Blue
#04D9FF
ΔE00 9.13
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 9.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC3CE #CE594E
analogous
#4ECE99 #4EC3CE #4E83CE
triadic
#4EC3CE #CE4EC3 #C3CE4E
tetradic
#4EC3CE #994ECE #CE594E #83CE4E
square
#4EC3CE #994ECE #CE594E #83CE4E
split-complementary
#4EC3CE #CE4E83 #CE994E
monochromatic
#23777F #30A4AE #4EC3CE #7ED3DB #AEE3E9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.10
#4EC3CE on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.02
#4EC3CE on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC3CE
10.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC3CE | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC3CE | 1.00 | 2.10 | 10.02 | 10.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B5BBCF
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1ADCE
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CAC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B3B3B3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec3ce; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 195, 206); /* oklch */ color: oklch(75.6% 0.105 203.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed5dd',
500: '#4ec3ce',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec3ce; $custom-light: #8ed5dd; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec3ce",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 195,
"b": 206
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185.156,
"s": 56.637,
"l": 55.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.75571,
"c": 0.10467,
"h": 203.9
},
"luminance": 0.45106
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC3CE
secondary
#D7A6A1
accent
#5548E0
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFB
border
#CCD3D4
text
#0D1415
muted
#7E8383