#4E5E50#4E5E50
#4E5E50 is a mid, muted green. Relative luminance 0.102; OKLCH L 46.4% C 0.030 H 148.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5E50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 94, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(128, 9%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(128, 17%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 0%, 14.9%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.21, -9.25, 6.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.21, 11.02, 147.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.39% -0.0255 0.0155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.39% 0.03 148.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.5922, 10.2041, 9.1048) |
| Luminance | 0.1020 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | green |
Closest named colors
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 9.93
Hunter Green
#355E3B
ΔE00 9.96
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 10.58
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 11.32
Pine
#2B5D34
ΔE00 11.98
Dimgray
#696969
ΔE00 12.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5E50 #5E4E5C
analogous
#545E4E #4E5E50 #4E5E58
triadic
#4E5E50 #504E5E #5E504E
tetradic
#4E5E50 #4E545E #5E4E5C #5E584E
square
#4E5E50 #4E545E #5E4E5C #5E584E
split-complementary
#4E5E50 #584E5E #5E4E54
monochromatic
#161B17 #323D34 #4E5E50 #6A7F6C #899D8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.91
#4E5E50 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.04
#4E5E50 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5E50
6.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5E50 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5E50 | 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)
#5E5B4F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5951
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4C5D5A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5e50; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 80); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.4% 0.030 148.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f8b81',
500: '#4e5e50',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5e50; $custom-light: #7f8b81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5e50",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 94,
"b": 80
},
"hsl": {
"h": 127.5,
"s": 9.302,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46393,
"c": 0.02983,
"h": 148.6
},
"luminance": 0.10204
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5E50
secondary
#8C7C8A
accent
#76ABB2
background
#F7F8F7
surface
#EEF0EE
border
#C9CBC9
text
#0A0C0A
muted
#7C7D7C