#4E696F#4E696F
#4E696F is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.033 H 212.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E696F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 105, 111) |
| HSL | hsl(191, 17%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(191, 30%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(29.7%, 5.4%, 0%, 56.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.57, -8.33, -6.58) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.57, 10.61, 218.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.17% -0.0278 -0.018) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.17% 0.033 212.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0618, 12.8700, 16.9372) |
| Luminance | 0.1287 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 4.44
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 5.33
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 6.11
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 9.31
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 9.67
Flint
#6F7A80
ΔE00 9.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E696F #6F544E
analogous
#4E6F65 #4E696F #4E596F
triadic
#4E696F #6F4E69 #696F4E
tetradic
#4E696F #654E6F #6F544E #596F4E
square
#4E696F #654E6F #6F544E #596F4E
split-complementary
#4E696F #6F4E59 #6F654E
monochromatic
#1B2527 #35474B #4E696F #678B93 #8AA7AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.88
#4E696F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.57
#4E696F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E696F
5.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E696F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E696F | 1.00 | 5.88 | 3.57 | 5.88 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#64676F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#5F636F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#436C6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#646464
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e696f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 105, 111); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.033 212.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#809398',
500: '#4e696f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e696f; $custom-light: #809398; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e696f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 105,
"b": 111
},
"hsl": {
"h": 190.909,
"s": 17.46,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50168,
"c": 0.03311,
"h": 212.9
},
"luminance": 0.12871
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E696F
secondary
#9A837E
accent
#7C6EBA
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EEF1F2
border
#C9CBCC
text
#0A0D0D
muted
#7C7E7E