#4ECDE6

Closest named color: Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0). oklch(78.8% 0.115 213.2), rgb(78, 205, 230).

Black text reads best on this color (11.19:1).

About this color

#4ECDE6 is a light, moderately saturated teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 79%, its chroma 0.115 and its hue 213°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.19:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	light (79%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.115)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Vivid Sky Blue (#4CC9F0)
Black text	11.19:1
White text	1.87:1

Values

HEX	#4ECDE6
RGB	rgb(78, 205, 230)
HSL	hsl(190, 75%, 60%)
OKLCH	oklch(78.8% 0.115 213.2)

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 #4ECDE6	1.87:1	Fails	Lc -39.4	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #4ECDE6	11.19:1	AAA	Lc 68.7	Content text, not long reading
#4ECDE6 text on white	1.87:1	Fails	Lc 35.2	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4ECDE6 text on black	11.19:1	AAA	Lc -67.3	Content text, not long reading

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 300.

Step 50
50

#EAF8FC

oklch(97% 0.016 216.7)
Step 100
100

#D2F0F7

oklch(93.6% 0.033 213.4)
Step 200
200

#A8E5F3

oklch(88.5% 0.064 213.4)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#4ECDE6

oklch(78.8% 0.115 213.2)
Step 400
400

#00B4CF

oklch(70.8% 0.124 213.4)
Step 500
500

#009AB1

oklch(63% 0.11 213.1)
Step 600
600

#008295

oklch(55.7% 0.097 212.5)
Step 700
700

#006D7E

oklch(49.1% 0.086 213.3)
Step 800
800

#005967

oklch(42.6% 0.075 213)
Step 900
900

#004A56

oklch(37.6% 0.066 213)
Step 950
950

#002C34

oklch(26.9% 0.047 213.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4ECDE6 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)	#BAC6E7	0.105
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#A4B6E6	0.095
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#00D7D5	0.048
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BDBDBD	0.115