#4E656F#4E656F

#4E656F is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.032 H 226.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E656F
RGB	rgb(78, 101, 111)
HSL	hsl(198, 17%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(198, 30%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(29.7%, 9%, 0%, 56.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, -5.97, -8.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 10.33, 234.67°)
OKLab	oklab(49.19% -0.022 -0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(49.19% 0.032 226.3)
XYZ	xyz(10.6639, 12.0743, 16.8045)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E656F #6F584E

analogous

#4E6F69 #4E656F #4E556F

triadic

#4E656F #6F4E65 #656F4E

tetradic

#4E656F #694E6F #6F584E #556F4E

square

#4E656F #694E6F #6F584E #556F4E

split-complementary

#4E656F #6F4E55 #6F694E

monochromatic

#1B2427 #35444B #4E656F #678693 #8AA3AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#4E656F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.42

#4E656F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E656F

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E656F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E656F	1.00	6.15	3.42	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#606470

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5B606F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#446868

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e656f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 101, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.032 226.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#809098',
    500: '#4e656f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e656f;
$custom-light: #809098;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e656f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 198.182,
    "s": 17.46,
    "l": 37.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49191,
    "c": 0.03181,
    "h": 226.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.12075
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E656F

secondary

#9A877E

accent

#856EBA

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E656F

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

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