#4E686C#4E686C

#4E686C is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.126; OKLCH L 49.8% C 0.031 H 207.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E686C
RGB	rgb(78, 104, 108)
HSL	hsl(188, 16%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(188, 28%, 42%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.8%, 3.7%, 0%, 57.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.16, -8.52, -5.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.16, 10.07, 212.23°)
OKLab	oklab(49.81% -0.0277 -0.0146)
OKLCH	oklch(49.81% 0.031 207.9)
XYZ	xyz(10.7981, 12.6026, 16.0480)
Luminance	0.1260 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E686C #6C524E

analogous

#4E6C61 #4E686C #4E596C

triadic

#4E686C #6C4E68 #686C4E

tetradic

#4E686C #614E6C #6C524E #596C4E

square

#4E686C #614E6C #6C524E #596C4E

split-complementary

#4E686C #6C4E59 #6C614E

monochromatic

#1B2425 #344648 #4E686C #688A90 #8AA6AA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.96

#4E686C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.52

#4E686C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E686C

5.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E686C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E686C	1.00	5.96	3.52	5.96
#FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.52	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#64666C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5E626C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#446A69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#636363

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e686c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 104, 108);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.8% 0.031 207.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#809396',
    500: '#4e686c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e686c;
$custom-light: #809396;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e686c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 104,
    "b": 108
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188,
    "s": 16.129,
    "l": 36.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49811,
    "c": 0.03131,
    "h": 207.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.12603
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E686C

secondary

#98817E

accent

#796FB9

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F1

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0D0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E686C

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

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