#4E555C#4E555C

#4E555C is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.015 H 248.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E555C
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 92)
HSL	hsl(210, 8%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(210, 15%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.2%, 7.6%, 0%, 63.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.77, -1.13, -5.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.77, 5.13, 257.32°)
OKLab	oklab(44.58% -0.0054 -0.0135)
OKLCH	oklch(44.58% 0.015 248.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.3217, 8.8893, 11.4005)
Luminance	0.0889 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E555C #5C554E

analogous

#4E5C5C #4E555C #4E4E5C

triadic

#4E555C #5C4E55 #555C4E

tetradic

#4E555C #5C4E5C #5C554E #4E5C4E

square

#4E555C #5C4E5C #5C554E #4E5C4E

split-complementary

#4E555C #5C4E4E #5C5C4E

monochromatic

#16181A #32363B #4E555C #6A747D #89929B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.56

#4E555C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4E555C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E555C

7.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E555C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E555C	1.00	7.56	2.78	7.56
#FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52555C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51535C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B5757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e555c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 92);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.015 248.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f848a',
    500: '#4e555c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e555c;
$custom-light: #7f848a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e555c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 92
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 8.235,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44583,
    "c": 0.01455,
    "h": 248.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08889
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E555C

secondary

#8A837C

accent

#9477B1

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFF0

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E555C

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

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