#4E555D#4E555D

#4E555D is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.016 H 251.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E555D
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 93)
HSL	hsl(212, 9%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(212, 16%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 8.6%, 0%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.80, -0.88, -5.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.80, 5.65, 261.01°)
OKLab	oklab(44.62% -0.005 -0.0151)
OKLCH	oklch(44.62% 0.016 251.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.3657, 8.9069, 11.6322)
Luminance	0.0891 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E555D #5D564E

analogous

#4E5C5D #4E555D #4E4E5D

triadic

#4E555D #5D4E55 #555D4E

tetradic

#4E555D #5D4E5C #5D564E #4E5D4E

square

#4E555D #5D4E5C #5D564E #4E5D4E

split-complementary

#4E555D #5D4E4E #5C5D4E

monochromatic

#16181A #32373C #4E555D #6A737E #89929C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#4E555D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4E555D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E555D

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E555D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E555D	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52555D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#50545D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A5757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e555d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 93);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.016 251.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f848a',
    500: '#4e555d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e555d;
$custom-light: #7f848a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e555d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 93
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212,
    "s": 8.772,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44621,
    "c": 0.01587,
    "h": 251.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08907
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E555D

secondary

#8B847C

accent

#9676B2

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFF0

border

#C9CACB

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E555D

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

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