#4E686F#4E686F
#4E686F is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.033 H 216.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E686F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 104, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(193, 17%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(193, 30%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.7%, 6.3%, 0%, 56.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.26, -7.74, -7.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.26, 10.47, 222.30°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.92% -0.0264 -0.0192) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.92% 0.033 216.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.9605, 12.6675, 16.9034) |
| Luminance | 0.1267 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 3.93
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 4.57
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 5.50
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 9.26
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 9.27
Flint
#6F7A80
ΔE00 9.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E686F #6F554E
analogous
#4E6F66 #4E686F #4E586F
triadic
#4E686F #6F4E68 #686F4E
tetradic
#4E686F #664E6F #6F554E #586F4E
square
#4E686F #664E6F #6F554E #586F4E
split-complementary
#4E686F #6F4E58 #6F664E
monochromatic
#1B2527 #35464B #4E686F #678A93 #8AA6AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.94
#4E686F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.53
#4E686F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E686F
5.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E686F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E686F | 1.00 | 5.94 | 3.53 | 5.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.53 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.94 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#63666F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5E626F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#436B6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e686f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 104, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.033 216.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#809398',
500: '#4e686f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e686f; $custom-light: #809398; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e686f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 104,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 192.727,
"s": 17.46,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49923,
"c": 0.03262,
"h": 216.1
},
"luminance": 0.12668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E686F
secondary
#9A847E
accent
#7E6EBA
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EEF1F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0D0D
muted
#7C7E7E