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#4cecea color: Phosphorescent Blue

#4cecea is rgb(76, 236, 234) in RGB and oklch(86.178% 0.12973 193.791) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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179°
100%

86.2%
0.130
194°
  • Cyan
  • Very light
  • Vivid
  • Pastel
  • Cool
  • ≈ Turquoise
  • cyan-300
  • Black 7%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.45:1Hard to read
Lc -24
Black text
14.49:1Readable · AA
Lc 83

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About #4cecea

#4cecea is a pastel very light cyan color. In OKLCH it has 86.2% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 194°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.45:1 contrast and black text 14.49:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Phosphorescent Blue (#11eeee). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is cyan-300.

More very light cyan colors

Lighter: #4cecea mixed with white

  1. 4cecea
  2. 69eeec
  3. 7ff0ee
  4. 93f3f0
  5. a5f5f2
  6. b6f7f5
  7. c5f8f7
  8. d4faf9
  9. e3fcfb
  10. f1fdfd

Darker: #4cecea mixed with black

  1. 4cecea
  2. 41cdcb
  3. 36afae
  4. 2c9291
  5. 227675
  6. 185b5a
  7. 0f4241
  8. 062929
  9. 021313
  10. 000303

Calmer: #4cecea with less saturation

  1. 4cecea
  2. 64eae8
  3. 76e7e5
  4. 85e5e3
  5. 93e2e0
  6. 9fe0de
  7. abdddb
  8. b5dad9
  9. bfd7d6
  10. c8d4d4

Questions about #4cecea

What color is #4cecea?

#4cecea is pastel very light cyan. The closest named color is Phosphorescent Blue. In RGB it is rgb(76, 236, 234), in HSL hsl(179.25, 80.81%, 61.18%) and in OKLCH oklch(86.178% 0.12973 193.791).

What colors go well with #4cecea?

The complementary color of #4cecea is #ffb7be. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #76ecba and #6ae3ff. The triadic partners are #f0b8ff and #ffc46a.

Is white or black text more readable on #4cecea?

Black text reads better on #4cecea: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.45:1 and black gives 14.49:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #4cecea a warm or cool color?

#4cecea is a cool color. In OKLCH its hue is 194 degrees, its lightness 86.2% and its chroma 0.13.