#4E5342#4E5342

#4E5342 is a dark, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.028 H 120.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5342
RGB	rgb(78, 83, 66)
HSL	hsl(78, 11%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(78, 20%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(6%, 0%, 20.5%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, -5.48, 9.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 10.80, 120.49°)
OKLab	oklab(43.25% -0.0143 0.0239)
OKLCH	oklch(43.25% 0.028 120.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.2184, 8.1996, 6.3556)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5342 #474253

analogous

#535042 #4E5342 #465342

triadic

#4E5342 #424E53 #53424E

tetradic

#4E5342 #425350 #474253 #534246

square

#4E5342 #425350 #474253 #534246

split-complementary

#4E5342 #424653 #504253

monochromatic

#10110E #2E3127 #4E5342 #6E755D #8D957A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#4E5342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E5342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5342

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5342	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)

#555141

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#555143

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50514E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 83, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.028 120.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8376',
    500: '#4e5342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5342;
$custom-light: #7f8376;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 77.647,
    "s": 11.409,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43247,
    "c": 0.0278,
    "h": 120.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.082
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5342

secondary

#746F82

accent

#73B487

background

#F7F8F7

surface

#EEEFED

border

#C9CAC8

text

#0A0A08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5342

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

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