#4E666E#4E666E
#4E666E is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.122; OKLCH L 49.4% C 0.031 H 220.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E666E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 102, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(195, 17%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(195, 29%, 43%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.1%, 7.3%, 0%, 56.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(41.61, -6.83, -7.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(41.61, 10.08, 227.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.4% -0.0239 -0.0202) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.4% 0.031 220.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7069, 12.2478, 16.5487) |
| Luminance | 0.1225 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 3.13
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 3.55
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 4.61
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 9.01
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 9.48
Flint
#6F7A80
ΔE00 9.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E666E #6E564E
analogous
#4E6E66 #4E666E #4E566E
triadic
#4E666E #6E4E66 #666E4E
tetradic
#4E666E #664E6E #6E564E #566E4E
square
#4E666E #664E6E #6E564E #566E4E
split-complementary
#4E666E #6E4E56 #6E664E
monochromatic
#1B2426 #35454A #4E666E #678792 #8AA4AC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
6.09
#4E666E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.45
#4E666E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E666E
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E666E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E666E | 1.00 | 6.09 | 3.45 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 6.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#61646E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5C606E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#446968
Achromatopsia (no color)
#626262
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e666e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 102, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.4% 0.031 220.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#809197',
500: '#4e666e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e666e; $custom-light: #809197; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e666e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 102,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195,
"s": 17.021,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49396,
"c": 0.03127,
"h": 220.2
},
"luminance": 0.12248
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E666E
secondary
#9A857E
accent
#816EBA
background
#F7F8F9
surface
#EEF0F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0C0D
muted
#7C7D7E