#4A656E#4A656E
#4A656E is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.119; OKLCH L 48.9% C 0.035 H 220.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4A656E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(74, 101, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 20%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 33%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.7%, 8.2%, 0%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.04, -7.54, -8.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.04, 11.21, 227.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(48.88% -0.0266 -0.0226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(48.88% 0.035 220.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2913, 11.8885, 16.5013) |
| Luminance | 0.1189 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 3.86
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 3.90
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 5.41
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 9.03
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 9.76
Ugly Blue
#31668A
ΔE00 9.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4A656E #6E534A
analogous
#4A6E65 #4A656E #4A536E
triadic
#4A656E #6E4A65 #656E4A
tetradic
#4A656E #654A6E #6E534A #536E4A
square
#4A656E #654A6E #6E534A #536E4A
split-complementary
#4A656E #6E4A53 #6E654A
monochromatic
#192225 #314349 #4A656E #638793 #85A3AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.22
#4A656E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.38
#4A656E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4A656E
6.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4A656E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4A656E | 1.00 | 6.22 | 3.38 | 6.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.38 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5F636F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5F6E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3E6868
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4a656e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 101, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(48.9% 0.035 220.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e9097',
500: '#4a656e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4a656e; $custom-light: #7e9097; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4a656e",
"rgb": {
"r": 74,
"g": 101,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195,
"s": 19.565,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.48877,
"c": 0.03494,
"h": 220.4
},
"luminance": 0.11889
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4A656E
secondary
#9A827A
accent
#806CBC
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0C0D
muted
#7C7D7E