#4C878C

Closest named color: Dusty Teal (#4C9085). oklch(58.5% 0.062 202.7), rgb(76, 135, 140).

Black text reads best on this color (5.15:1).

About this color

#4C878C is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.062 and its hue 203°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Teal (#4C9085), ΔE 0.032 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.15:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	muted (0.062)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Dusty Teal (#4C9085)
Black text	5.15:1
White text	4.07:1

Values

HEX	#4C878C
RGB	rgb(76, 135, 140)
HSL	hsl(185, 30%, 42%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.5% 0.062 202.7)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #4C878C	4.07:1	AA large text	Lc -73.3	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4C878C	5.15:1	AA	Lc 36.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4C878C text on white	4.07:1	AA large text	Lc 67.8	Content text, not long reading
#4C878C text on black	5.15:1	AA	Lc -33.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F3F6F6

oklch(97.1% 0.003 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E4EBEC

oklch(93.5% 0.008 207.1)
Step 200
200

#CEDCDD

oklch(88.4% 0.015 202)
Step 300
300

#ADC6C8

oklch(80.8% 0.027 202.5)
Step 400
400

#80A9AD

oklch(70.6% 0.045 203.7)
Step 500
500

#5F9499

oklch(63.1% 0.057 203.4)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#4C878C

oklch(58.5% 0.062 202.7)
Step 700
700

#346A6F

oklch(49% 0.058 203.4)
Step 800
800

#2C575A

oklch(42.7% 0.048 201.4)
Step 900
900

#28484A

oklch(37.8% 0.038 200.8)
Step 950
950

#182A2B

oklch(27% 0.024 200.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4C878C with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#7F828C	0.063
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#747A8C	0.058
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#2C8B88	0.028
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7E7E7E	0.063