Is #4EAED0 accessible for body text on white?

#4EAED0 has a contrast ratio of 2.53:1 against white, which is not sufficient for WCAG AA body text (4.5:1).

What is the complementary color of #4EAED0?

The complement of #4EAED0 is #D0704E.

#4EAED0 Iceberg

rgb(78, 174, 208)

Color conversions

HEX: #4EAED0
RGB: rgb(78, 174, 208)
RGBA: rgba(78, 174, 208, 1)
HSL: hsl(196, 58%, 56%)
HSV / HSB: hsv(196, 63%, 82%)
CMYK: cmyk(63%, 16%, 0%, 18%)

Wide-gamut spaces

XYZ: xyz(29.659, 36.443, 65.133)
LAB: lab(66.86 -18.01 -25.66)
LCH: lch(66.86 31.35 234.94)
OKLAB: oklab(70.69% -0.073 -0.0715)
OKLCH: oklch(70.69% 0.1022 224.44)
Nearest name: Iceberg

Shades, tints and tones

Shades

Tints

Tones

Color harmonies

Complementary

The hue directly opposite on the color wheel. Maximum contrast, ideal for a single accent against a dominant brand color.

Analogous

Neighbouring hues that share a temperature. The safest harmony for calm, cohesive interfaces.

Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced 120 degrees apart. Vibrant and balanced — use one as dominant and the other two sparingly.

Split Complementary

The complement split into two adjacent hues. Nearly the contrast of complementary with noticeably less tension.

Square (Tetradic)

Four hues at 90-degree intervals. A rich set for illustration, data visualisation, and category coding.

Rectangle (Tetradic)

Two complementary pairs offset by 60 degrees. Gives two warm and two cool options in one system.

Monochromatic

A single hue across five lightness levels. The foundation of most UI scales and the most accessible starting point.

Similar colors

Closest matches

Opacity variations

#4eaed01a

#4eaed033

#4eaed04d

#4eaed066

#4eaed080

#4eaed099

#4eaed0b3

#4eaed0cc

#4eaed0e6

#4eaed0ff

On white

2.53:1

Body text Fail · Large text Fail

On black

8.29:1

Body text AAA · Large text AA

White-on-color contrast is 2.53:1.

Color blindness preview

Protanopia

No red cones — ~1% of men

Protanomaly

Reduced red sensitivity — ~1% of men

Deuteranopia

No green cones — ~1% of men

Deuteranomaly

Reduced green sensitivity — ~5% of men

Tritanopia

No blue cones — very rare

Tritanomaly

Reduced blue sensitivity — very rare

Achromatopsia

No color perception — ~1 in 30,000

Achromatomaly

Partial color perception — rare

Meaning, psychology and brand usage

Clean, technical, and effortlessly modern

Cyan and teal sit between blue's trust and green's calm, reading as clinical and precise. They perform well in data visualisation because they remain distinguishable for most forms of colour vision deficiency.

Water, hygiene, and clarity almost universally. Teal specifically carries a mid-century and medical association in Western design history.

Cyan entered common vocabulary through four-colour printing, where it is one of the process inks. Egyptian blue and later cerulean gave artists the closest historical equivalents.

Excellent for healthcare, SaaS, and fintech seeking approachability without blue's ubiquity. Deepen it for text use — bright cyan rarely reaches AA on white.

Common industries: Healthcare, SaaS, Travel, Water & utilities, Beauty. Pairs well with coral for warmth, deep navy for hierarchy, soft gray for restraint.

Code exports

CSS

:root {
  --color-iceberg: #4eaed0;
  --color-iceberg-rgb: 78 174 208;
  --color-iceberg-hsl: 196 58% 56%;
  --color-iceberg-oklch: 70.69% 0.1022 224.44;
}

.element {
  color: #4eaed0;
  background-color: hsl(196, 58%, 56%);
  border: 1px solid rgb(78 174 208 / 40%);
}

SCSS

$iceberg: #4eaed0;
$iceberg-light: #a7d7e8;
$iceberg-dark: #275768;

.element {
  color: $iceberg;
  background: rgba($iceberg, 0.12);

  &:hover {
    color: darken($iceberg, 8%);
  }
}

LESS

@iceberg: #4eaed0;
@iceberg-light: lighten(@iceberg, 12%);
@iceberg-dark: darken(@iceberg, 12%);

.element {
  color: @iceberg;
  background: fade(@iceberg, 12%);
}

Tailwind CSS

/* Tailwind v4 — src/styles.css */
@theme {
  --color-iceberg-50: #dceff6;
  --color-iceberg-100: #cae7f1;
  --color-iceberg-200: #b8dfec;
  --color-iceberg-300: #95cee3;
  --color-iceberg-400: #71bed9;
  --color-iceberg-500: #4eaed0;
  --color-iceberg-600: #469dbb;
  --color-iceberg-700: #377a92;
  --color-iceberg-800: #275768;
  --color-iceberg-900: #17343e;
}

/* Usage */
<div class="bg-iceberg-500 text-iceberg-50 ring-iceberg-600" />

/* Arbitrary value, no config needed */
<div class="bg-[#4eaed0]" />

Bootstrap

// Bootstrap 5 — _variables.scss (before importing bootstrap)
$iceberg: #4eaed0;
$primary: $iceberg;

$theme-colors: map-merge($theme-colors, (
  "iceberg": $iceberg
));

// Generates .text-iceberg, .bg-iceberg, .btn-iceberg
@import "bootstrap/scss/bootstrap";

Flutter

import 'package:flutter/material.dart';

const Color iceberg = Color(0xFF4EAED0);

// As a MaterialColor swatch
const MaterialColor icebergSwatch = MaterialColor(0xFF4EAED0, <int, Color>{
  50: Color(0xFFDCEFF6),
  100: Color(0xFFCAE7F1),
  200: Color(0xFFB8DFEC),
  300: Color(0xFF95CEE3),
  400: Color(0xFF71BED9),
  500: Color(0xFF4EAED0),
  600: Color(0xFF469DBB),
  700: Color(0xFF377A92),
  800: Color(0xFF275768),
  900: Color(0xFF17343E),
});

Swift / SwiftUI

import SwiftUI

extension Color {
    /// #4eaed0 — Iceberg
    static let iceberg = Color(
        red: 0.3059,
        green: 0.6824,
        blue: 0.8157
    )
}

// UIKit
extension UIColor {
    static let iceberg = UIColor(
        red: 0.3059,
        green: 0.6824,
        blue: 0.8157,
        alpha: 1.0
    )
}

Android

<!-- res/values/colors.xml -->
<resources>
    <color name="iceberg">#4EAED0</color>
    <color name="iceberg_translucent">#804EAED0</color>
</resources>

<!-- Jetpack Compose -->
val Iceberg = Color(0xFF4EAED0)

JavaScript

export const ICEBERG = {
  hex: "#4eaed0",
  rgb: [78, 174, 208],
  hsl: [196, 58, 56],
  oklch: "oklch(70.69% 0.1022 224.44)",
};

JSON tokens

{
  "$schema": "https://design-tokens.org/schema.json",
  "iceberg": {
    "$type": "color",
    "$value": "#4eaed0",
    "$description": "Iceberg — generated by ColorVerse AI"
  }
}