#4EC6CB#4EC6CB
#4EC6CB is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.463; OKLCH L 76.2% C 0.106 H 199.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 10.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4EC6CB |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 198, 203) |
| HSL | hsl(182, 55%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(182, 62%, 80%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(61.6%, 2.5%, 0%, 20.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(73.75, -31.53, -12.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(73.75, 33.91, 201.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(76.18% -0.1001 -0.0345) |
| OKLCH | oklch(76.18% 0.106 199) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.1108, 46.3160, 63.6305) |
| Luminance | 0.4632 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Darkturquoise
#00CED1
ΔE00 3.51
Mediumturquoise
#48D1CC
ΔE00 4.63
Aqua Blue
#02D8E9
ΔE00 5.83
Turquoise Blue
#06B1C4
ΔE00 7.57
Topaz
#13BBAF
ΔE00 7.82
Lightseagreen
#20B2AA
ΔE00 8.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4EC6CB #CB534E
analogous
#4ECB91 #4EC6CB #4E87CB
triadic
#4EC6CB #CB4EC6 #C6CB4E
tetradic
#4EC6CB #914ECB #CB534E #87CB4E
square
#4EC6CB #914ECB #CB534E #87CB4E
split-complementary
#4EC6CB #CB4E87 #CB914E
monochromatic
#24777B #32A5AA #4EC6CB #7DD5D9 #ADE4E7
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.05
#4EC6CB on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
10.26
#4EC6CB on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #4EC6CB
10.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4EC6CB | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4EC6CB | 1.00 | 2.05 | 10.26 | 10.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.05 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 10.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#B9BECC
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A5AFCC
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#00CDC7
Achromatopsia (no color)
#B5B5B5
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4ec6cb; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 198, 203); /* oklch */ color: oklch(76.2% 0.106 199.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#8ed7da',
500: '#4ec6cb',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4ec6cb; $custom-light: #8ed7da; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4ec6cb",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 198,
"b": 203
},
"hsl": {
"h": 182.4,
"s": 54.585,
"l": 55.098
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.76178,
"c": 0.10588,
"h": 199
},
"luminance": 0.4632
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4EC6CB
secondary
#D5A2A0
accent
#504ADE
background
#F9FDFD
surface
#F2FAFA
border
#CCD3D3
text
#0D1414
muted
#7E8383