#4E695E#4E695E
#4E695E is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.125; OKLCH L 49.6% C 0.036 H 167.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E695E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 105, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(156, 15%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(156, 26%, 41%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 10.5%, 58.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.05, -12.50, 2.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.05, 12.84, 166.67°) |
| OKLab | oklab(49.58% -0.0356 0.0076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(49.58% 0.036 167.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.2132, 12.5306, 12.4680) |
| Luminance | 0.1253 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 8.70
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 10.35
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 10.53
Hunter Green
#355E3B
ΔE00 10.69
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 10.82
Dark Turquoise
#045C5A
ΔE00 11.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E695E #694E59
analogous
#4E6950 #4E695E #4E6669
triadic
#4E695E #5E4E69 #695E4E
tetradic
#4E695E #504E69 #694E59 #66694E
square
#4E695E #504E69 #694E59 #66694E
split-complementary
#4E695E #694E66 #69504E
monochromatic
#1A231F #34463F #4E695E #688C7D #8AA89B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.99
#4E695E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.51
#4E695E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E695E
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E695E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E695E | 1.00 | 5.99 | 3.51 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#68655D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#63625F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#486966
Achromatopsia (no color)
#636363
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e695e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 105, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(49.6% 0.036 167.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#80948b',
500: '#4e695e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e695e; $custom-light: #80948b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e695e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 105,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 155.556,
"s": 14.754,
"l": 35.882
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.49582,
"c": 0.03642,
"h": 167.9
},
"luminance": 0.12531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E695E
secondary
#967D87
accent
#708DB8
background
#F7F9F8
surface
#EEF1F0
border
#C9CBCB
text
#0A0D0C
muted
#7C7E7D