#4E5E56#4E5E56
#4E5E56 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.024 H 163.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5E56 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 94, 86) |
| HSL | hsl(150, 9%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(150, 17%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(17%, 0%, 8.5%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(38.37, -7.95, 2.54) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(38.37, 8.35, 162.29°) |
| OKLab | oklab(46.58% -0.0226 0.0066) |
| OKLCH | oklch(46.58% 0.024 163.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.8239, 10.2968, 10.3249) |
| Luminance | 0.1030 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 7.73
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 8.44
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 10.28
Dimgray
#696969
ΔE00 11.00
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 11.55
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 11.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5E56 #5E4E56
analogous
#4E5E4E #4E5E56 #4E5E5E
triadic
#4E5E56 #564E5E #5E564E
tetradic
#4E5E56 #4E4E5E #5E4E56 #5E5E4E
square
#4E5E56 #4E4E5E #5E4E56 #5E5E4E
split-complementary
#4E5E56 #5E4E5E #5E4E4E
monochromatic
#161B19 #323D37 #4E5E56 #6A7F75 #899D93
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.86
#4E5E56 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.06
#4E5E56 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5E56
6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5E56 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5E56 | 1.00 | 6.86 | 3.06 | 6.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5D5C56
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5A5956
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4B5E5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#5A5A5A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5e56; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 86); /* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.024 163.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f8b85',
500: '#4e5e56',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5e56; $custom-light: #7f8b85; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5e56",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 94,
"b": 86
},
"hsl": {
"h": 150,
"s": 9.302,
"l": 33.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.46577,
"c": 0.02352,
"h": 163.7
},
"luminance": 0.10297
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5E56
secondary
#8C7C84
accent
#7694B2
background
#F7F8F8
surface
#EEF0EF
border
#C9CBCA
text
#0A0C0B
muted
#7C7D7C