#4EC6C8#4EC6C8
#4EC6C8 is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.462; OKLCH L 76.1% C 0.106 H 196.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC6C8 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 198, 200) |
| HSL | hsl(181, 53%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(181, 61%, 78%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61%, 1%, 0%, 21.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.66, -32.37, -10.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.66, 34.18, 198.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.07% -0.1014 -0.0304) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.07% 0.106 196.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(33.7568, 46.1744, 61.7659) |
| Luminance | 0.4618 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.21
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 3.79
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 6.51
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 6.86
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 7.33
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 8.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC6C8 #C8504E
analogous
#4EC88D #4EC6C8 #4E89C8
triadic
#4EC6C8 #C84EC6 #C6C84E
tetradic
#4EC6C8 #8D4EC8 #C8504E #89C84E
square
#4EC6C8 #8D4EC8 #C8504E #89C84E
split-complementary
#4EC6C8 #C84E89 #C88D4E
monochromatic
#257577 #33A4A5 #4EC6C8 #7DD5D7 #ABE4E5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#4EC6C8 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.24
#4EC6C8 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC6C8
10.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC6C8 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC6C8 | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.24 | 10.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BDC8
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A6AFC9
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CCC6
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec6c8; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 198, 200); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.1% 0.106 196.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8dd7d8',
500: '#4ec6c8',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec6c8; $custom-light: #8dd7d8; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec6c8",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 198,
"b": 200
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180.984,
"s": 52.586,
"l": 54.51
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76074,
"c": 0.10583,
"h": 196.7
},
"luminance": 0.46178
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC6C8
secondary
#D3A09F
accent
#4E4CDC
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383