#4A5259#4A5259

#4A5259 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.015 H 244.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A5259
RGB	rgb(74, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(208, 9%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(208, 17%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.42, -1.50, -5.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.42, 5.38, 253.79°)
OKLab	oklab(43.4% -0.0066 -0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(43.4% 0.015 244.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.6441, 8.2115, 10.6315)
Luminance	0.0821 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A5259 #59514A

analogous

#4A5959 #4A5259 #4A4B59

triadic

#4A5259 #594A52 #52594A

tetradic

#4A5259 #594A59 #59514A #4B594A

square

#4A5259 #594A59 #59514A #4B594A

split-complementary

#4A5259 #594A4B #59594A

monochromatic

#121416 #2E3338 #4A5259 #66717A #848F99

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#4A5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4A5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A5259

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A5259	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D5059

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#465454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.015 244.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8287',
    500: '#4a5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a5259;
$custom-light: #7c8287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 208,
    "s": 9.202,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43404,
    "c": 0.01546,
    "h": 244.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08212
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A5259

secondary

#887F77

accent

#9276B2

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#090A0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A5259

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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