#4E686B#4E686B

#4E686B is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.031 H 205.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E686B
RGB	rgb(78, 104, 107)
HSL	hsl(186, 16%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(186, 27%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.1%, 2.8%, 0%, 58%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.13, -8.78, -4.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.13, 10.01, 208.75°)
OKLab	oklab(49.77% -0.0281 -0.0131)
OKLCH	oklch(49.77% 0.031 205)
XYZ	xyz(10.7452, 12.5814, 15.7694)
Luminance	0.1258 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E686B #6B514E

analogous

#4E6B60 #4E686B #4E5A6B

triadic

#4E686B #6B4E68 #686B4E

tetradic

#4E686B #604E6B #6B514E #5A6B4E

square

#4E686B #604E6B #6B514E #5A6B4E

split-complementary

#4E686B #6B4E5A #6B604E

monochromatic

#1A2324 #344648 #4E686B #688A8E #8AA6AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.97

#4E686B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#4E686B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E686B

5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E686B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E686B	1.00	5.97	3.52	5.97
#FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64666B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5F626B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#456A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e686b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 104, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.031 205.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#809395',
    500: '#4e686b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e686b;
$custom-light: #809395;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e686b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 186.207,
    "s": 15.676,
    "l": 36.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49774,
    "c": 0.03103,
    "h": 205
  },
  "luminance": 0.12582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E686B

secondary

#97807E

accent

#776FB8

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F1

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0D0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E686B

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

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