#4EEFEE

A color in the Cyan, Emerald family

#4eefee is a color in the Cyan, Emerald family: RGB(78, 239, 238), HSL(180°, 83%, 62%), CMYK(67%, 0%, 0%, 6%). Closest named color: aqua. Contrast is 1.41:1 on white and 14.91:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#4eefee
RGBrgb(78 239 238)
RGB (legacy)rgb(78, 239, 238)
RGB %rgb(31% 94% 93%)
HSLhsl(180 83% 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(180, 67%, 94%)
HWBhwb(180 31% 6%)
CMYKcmyk(67%, 0%, 0%, 6%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(86.38 -42.86 -12.39)
LCHlch(86.38 44.61 196.13)
OKLaboklab(0.8706 -0.1264 -0.0325)
OKLCHoklch(0.8706 0.1305 194.42)
Decimal5173230

Properties

Color ToneCyan, Emerald
Closest named coloraqua ΔE 4.2
Closest web-safe color#66ffff
Hue180°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)83% / 67%
Lightness (HSL)62%
Brightness or Value (HSV)94%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)75% / 80%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.6953
Red / Green / Blue78 / 239 / 238

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.41:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
14.91:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 19.4 / -84.1 · As background with white / black text: Lc -22.1 / 84.3

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #4eefee;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(87.06% 0.1305 194.42);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(78 239 238 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#4eefee] text-[#4eefee] border-[#4eefee]">