#4E5E57#4E5E57

#4E5E57 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.103; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.023 H 167.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5E57
RGB	rgb(78, 94, 87)
HSL	hsl(154, 9%, 34%)
HSV	hsv(154, 17%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(17%, 0%, 7.4%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(38.40, -7.73, 1.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(38.40, 7.97, 165.74°)
OKLab	oklab(46.61% -0.0221 0.0051)
OKLCH	oklch(46.61% 0.023 167.1)
XYZ	xyz(8.8645, 10.3130, 10.5385)
Luminance	0.1031 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5E57 #5E4E55

analogous

#4E5E4F #4E5E57 #4E5D5E

triadic

#4E5E57 #574E5E #5E574E

tetradic

#4E5E57 #4F4E5E #5E4E55 #5D5E4E

square

#4E5E57 #4F4E5E #5E4E55 #5D5E4E

split-complementary

#4E5E57 #5E4E5D #5E4F4E

monochromatic

#161B19 #323D38 #4E5E57 #6A7F76 #899D94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.86

#4E5E57 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.06

#4E5E57 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5E57

6.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5E57	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5E57	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)

#5D5C57

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5A5A57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B5E5C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#5A5A5A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5e57;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 94, 87);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.023 167.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8b86',
    500: '#4e5e57',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5e57;
$custom-light: #7f8b86;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5e57",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 87
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 153.75,
    "s": 9.302,
    "l": 33.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46609,
    "c": 0.02269,
    "h": 167.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.10313
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5E57

secondary

#8C7C83

accent

#7690B2

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEF0EF

border

#C9CBCA

text

#0A0C0B

muted

#7C7D7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5E57

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

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