#4E6A68#4E6A68
#4E6A68 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.033 H 190.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6A68 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 106, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(176, 15%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(176, 26%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 1.9%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.65, -10.68, -2.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.65, 10.91, 191.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.16% -0.0324 -0.0061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.16% 0.033 190.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.7938, 12.9268, 15.0204) |
| Luminance | 0.1293 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 7.09
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 9.29
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 9.46
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 9.53
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 9.72
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 10.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6A68 #6A4E50
analogous
#4E6A5A #4E6A68 #4E5E6A
triadic
#4E6A68 #684E6A #6A684E
tetradic
#4E6A68 #5A4E6A #6A4E50 #5E6A4E
square
#4E6A68 #5A4E6A #6A4E50 #5E6A4E
split-complementary
#4E6A68 #6A4E5E #6A5A4E
monochromatic
#1A2323 #344745 #4E6A68 #688D8B #8AA9A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.86
#4E6A68 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#4E6A68 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6A68
5.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6A68 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6A68 | 1.00 | 5.86 | 3.59 | 5.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.86 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#676768
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#616368
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#456C69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6a68; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 106, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.033 190.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#809493',
500: '#4e6a68',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6a68; $custom-light: #809493; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6a68",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 106,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 175.714,
"s": 15.217,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50162,
"c": 0.03298,
"h": 190.7
},
"luminance": 0.12927
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6A68
secondary
#967D7F
accent
#7075B8
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EEF1F1
border
#C9CBCB
text
#0A0D0D
muted
#7C7E7E