#4E5D5B#4E5D5B

#4E5D5B is a mid, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.5% C 0.019 H 186.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5D5B
RGB	rgb(78, 93, 91)
HSL	hsl(172, 9%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(172, 16%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.1%, 0%, 2.2%, 63.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.21, -6.22, -0.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.21, 6.27, 187.23°)
OKLab	oklab(46.5% -0.0187 -0.0022)
OKLCH	oklch(46.5% 0.019 186.7)
XYZ	xyz(8.9441, 10.2035, 11.3937)
Luminance	0.1020 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5D5B #5D4E50

analogous

#4E5D53 #4E5D5B #4E575D

triadic

#4E5D5B #5B4E5D #5D5B4E

tetradic

#4E5D5B #534E5D #5D4E50 #575D4E

square

#4E5D5B #534E5D #5D4E50 #575D4E

split-complementary

#4E5D5B #5D4E57 #5D534E

monochromatic

#161A1A #323C3A #4E5D5B #6A7E7C #899C9A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.91

#4E5D5B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.04

#4E5D5B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5D5B

6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5D5B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5D5B	1.00	6.91	3.04	6.91
#FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#5B5B5B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#58595B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A5E5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5d5b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 93, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.5% 0.019 186.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8a89',
    500: '#4e5d5b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5d5b;
$custom-light: #7f8a89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5d5b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172,
    "s": 8.772,
    "l": 33.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46495,
    "c": 0.01879,
    "h": 186.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.10204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5D5B

secondary

#8B7C7E

accent

#767EB2

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0F0

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5D5B

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

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