#4E656E#4E656E

#4E656E is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.031 H 223.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E656E
RGB	rgb(78, 101, 110)
HSL	hsl(197, 17%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(197, 29%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.1%, 8.2%, 0%, 56.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.30, -6.24, -7.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.30, 10.04, 231.60°)
OKLab	oklab(49.15% -0.0224 -0.0215)
OKLCH	oklch(49.15% 0.031 223.8)
XYZ	xyz(10.6092, 12.0524, 16.5162)
Luminance	0.1205 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E656E #6E574E

analogous

#4E6E67 #4E656E #4E556E

triadic

#4E656E #6E4E65 #656E4E

tetradic

#4E656E #674E6E #6E574E #556E4E

square

#4E656E #674E6E #6E574E #556E4E

split-complementary

#4E656E #6E4E55 #6E674E

monochromatic

#1B2326 #35444A #4E656E #678692 #8AA3AC

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.16

#4E656E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#4E656E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E656E

6.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E656E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E656E	1.00	6.16	3.41	6.16
#FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60646F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B606E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#446868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e656e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.031 223.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#809097',
    500: '#4e656e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e656e;
$custom-light: #809097;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e656e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.875,
    "s": 17.021,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49152,
    "c": 0.03101,
    "h": 223.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.12053
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E656E

secondary

#9A867E

accent

#836EBA

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E656E

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

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