#4E5A5E#4E5A5E
#4E5A5E is a mid, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.9% C 0.016 H 219.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5A5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 90, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 9%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 17%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 4.3%, 0%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.37, -3.70, -3.88) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.37, 5.36, 226.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.87% -0.0126 -0.0105) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.87% 0.016 219.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8179, 9.7400, 12.0029) |
| Luminance | 0.0974 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 2.93
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 4.69
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 5.81
Charcoal
#36454F
ΔE00 7.92
Dimgray
#696969
ΔE00 8.60
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5A5E #5E524E
analogous
#4E5E5A #4E5A5E #4E525E
triadic
#4E5A5E #5E4E5A #5A5E4E
tetradic
#4E5A5E #5A4E5E #5E524E #525E4E
square
#4E5A5E #5A4E5E #5E524E #525E4E
split-complementary
#4E5A5E #5E4E52 #5E5A4E
monochromatic
#161A1B #323A3D #4E5A5E #6A7A7F #89989D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.12
#4E5A5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.95
#4E5A5E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5A5E
7.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5A5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5A5E | 1.00 | 7.12 | 2.95 | 7.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#57595E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#55575E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4A5B5B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5a5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 90, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.9% 0.016 219.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f888b',
500: '#4e5a5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5a5e; $custom-light: #7f888b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5a5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 90,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195,
"s": 9.302,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45867,
"c": 0.01636,
"h": 219.8
},
"luminance": 0.0974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5A5E
secondary
#8C807C
accent
#8576B2
background
#F7F8F8
surface
#EEEFF0
border
#C9CACB
text
#0A0B0C
muted
#7C7C7D