#4EA2C3

Closest named color: Greyblue (#77A1B5). oklch(67.3% 0.094 226.5), rgb(78, 162, 195).

Black text reads best on this color (7.28:1).

About this color

#4EA2C3 is a medium-light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 67%, its chroma 0.094 and its hue 227°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Greyblue (#77A1B5), ΔE 0.042 away. Black text reads best on it, at 7.28:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-light (67%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.094)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Greyblue (#77A1B5)
Black text	7.28:1
White text	2.88:1

Values

HEX	#4EA2C3
RGB	rgb(78, 162, 195)
HSL	hsl(197, 49%, 54%)
OKLCH	oklch(67.3% 0.094 226.5)

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 #4EA2C3	2.88:1	Fails	Lc -60.2	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #4EA2C3	7.28:1	AAA	Lc 49.2	Large or bold text, headings
#4EA2C3 text on white	2.88:1	Fails	Lc 54.9	Large or bold text, headings
#4EA2C3 text on black	7.28:1	AAA	Lc -46.9	Large or bold text, headings

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 400.

Step 50
50

#F0F7FA

oklch(97.2% 0.008 225.1)
Step 100
100

#DFECF3

oklch(93.5% 0.017 230.9)
Step 200
200

#C3DEEA

oklch(88.4% 0.033 226.4)
Step 300
300

#98C9DE

oklch(80.9% 0.059 226.2)
Step 400
400 (this color)

#4EA2C3

oklch(67.3% 0.094 226.5)
Step 500
500

#0397C1

oklch(63% 0.121 226.5)
Step 600
600

#007FA3

oklch(55.6% 0.107 226.4)
Step 700
700

#006B8A

oklch(49.2% 0.095 226.5)
Step 800
800

#005771

oklch(42.6% 0.082 226.6)
Step 900
900

#00495F

oklch(37.8% 0.072 226.2)
Step 950
950

#022B39

oklch(27% 0.05 226.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4EA2C3 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)	#909FC5	0.071
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#8093C3	0.063
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00ACAD	0.059
Achromatopsia (no color)	#989898	0.095