#4E656C#4E656C

#4E656C is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.120; OKLCH L 49.1% C 0.030 H 218.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E656C
RGB	rgb(78, 101, 108)
HSL	hsl(194, 16%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(194, 28%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.23, -6.76, -6.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.23, 9.56, 224.97°)
OKLab	oklab(49.08% -0.0233 -0.0184)
OKLCH	oklch(49.08% 0.03 218.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.5015, 12.0093, 15.9492)
Luminance	0.1201 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E656C #6C554E

analogous

#4E6C64 #4E656C #4E566C

triadic

#4E656C #6C4E65 #656C4E

tetradic

#4E656C #644E6C #6C554E #566C4E

square

#4E656C #644E6C #6C554E #566C4E

split-complementary

#4E656C #6C4E56 #6C644E

monochromatic

#1B2325 #344448 #4E656C #688690 #8AA3AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.17

#4E656C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.40

#4E656C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E656C

6.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E656C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E656C	1.00	6.17	3.40	6.17
#FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60636C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B606C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#456867

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e656c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.1% 0.030 218.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#809096',
    500: '#4e656c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e656c;
$custom-light: #809096;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e656c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 194,
    "s": 16.129,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49075,
    "c": 0.02966,
    "h": 218.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.1201
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E656C

secondary

#98847E

accent

#806FB9

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F1

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E656C

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

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