#4E6969#4E6969

#4E6969 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.127; OKLCH L 49.9% C 0.032 H 196.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E6969
RGB	rgb(78, 105, 105)
HSL	hsl(180, 15%, 36%)
HSV	hsv(180, 26%, 41%)
CMYK	cmyk(25.7%, 0%, 0%, 58.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.37, -9.86, -3.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.37, 10.38, 198.16°)
OKLab	oklab(49.95% -0.0305 -0.0088)
OKLCH	oklch(49.95% 0.032 196.2)
XYZ	xyz(10.7425, 12.7423, 15.2553)
Luminance	0.1274 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E6969 #694E4E

analogous

#4E695B #4E6969 #4E5B69

triadic

#4E6969 #694E69 #69694E

tetradic

#4E6969 #5B4E69 #694E4E #5B694E

square

#4E6969 #5B4E69 #694E4E #5B694E

split-complementary

#4E6969 #694E5B #695B4E

monochromatic

#1A2323 #344646 #4E6969 #688C8C #8AA8A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.92

#4E6969 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.55

#4E6969 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E6969

5.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E6969	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E6969	1.00	5.92	3.55	5.92
#FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#656669

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#606269

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#456B69

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e6969;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 105, 105);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.9% 0.032 196.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#809493',
    500: '#4e6969',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e6969;
$custom-light: #809493;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e6969",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 105,
    "b": 105
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 14.754,
    "l": 35.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49949,
    "c": 0.03175,
    "h": 196.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.12743
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E6969

secondary

#967D7D

accent

#7070B8

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF1F1

border

#C9CBCB

text

#0A0D0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E6969

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

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