#4E656A#4E656A
#4E656A is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.0% C 0.029 H 212.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E656A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 101, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 15%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 26%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.4%, 4.7%, 0%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.16, -7.28, -5.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.16, 9.20, 217.75°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49% -0.0241 -0.0153) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49% 0.029 212.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.3963, 11.9672, 15.3950) |
| Luminance | 0.1197 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 3.02
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 4.90
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 5.26
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 9.49
Dimgray
#696969
ΔE00 10.07
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 10.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E656A #6A534E
analogous
#4E6A61 #4E656A #4E576A
triadic
#4E656A #6A4E65 #656A4E
tetradic
#4E656A #614E6A #6A534E #576A4E
square
#4E656A #614E6A #6A534E #576A4E
split-complementary
#4E656A #6A4E57 #6A614E
monochromatic
#1A2223 #344347 #4E656A #68878D #8AA3A9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.19
#4E656A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.39
#4E656A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E656A
6.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E656A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E656A | 1.00 | 6.19 | 3.39 | 6.19 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.39 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#61636A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C5F6A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#456766
Achromatopsia (no color)
#616161
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e656a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.0% 0.029 212.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#809094',
500: '#4e656a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e656a; $custom-light: #809094; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e656a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 101,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.714,
"s": 15.217,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49,
"c": 0.02859,
"h": 212.4
},
"luminance": 0.11968
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E656A
secondary
#96827D
accent
#7D70B8
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F1
border
#C9CBCB
text
#0A0C0D
muted
#7C7D7E