#4E6A69#4E6A69
#4E6A69 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 50.2% C 0.033 H 193.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6A69 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 106, 105) |
| HSL | hsl(178, 15%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(178, 26%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(26.4%, 0%, 0.9%, 58.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(42.68, -10.43, -2.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(42.68, 10.80, 194.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.2% -0.0319 -0.0076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.2% 0.033 193.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(10.8449, 12.9472, 15.2895) |
| Luminance | 0.1295 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 6.73
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 8.90
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 8.97
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 9.58
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 9.73
Petrol
#005F6A
ΔE00 10.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6A69 #6A4E4F
analogous
#4E6A5B #4E6A69 #4E5D6A
triadic
#4E6A69 #694E6A #6A694E
tetradic
#4E6A69 #5B4E6A #6A4E4F #5D6A4E
square
#4E6A69 #5B4E6A #6A4E4F #5D6A4E
split-complementary
#4E6A69 #6A4E5D #6A5B4E
monochromatic
#1A2323 #344746 #4E6A69 #688D8C #8AA9A8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.85
#4E6A69 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.59
#4E6A69 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6A69
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6A69 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6A69 | 1.00 | 5.85 | 3.59 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.85 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#676769
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#616369
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#456C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#656565
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6a69; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 106, 105); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.2% 0.033 193.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#809493',
500: '#4e6a69',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6a69; $custom-light: #809493; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6a69",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 106,
"b": 105
},
"hsl": {
"h": 177.857,
"s": 15.217,
"l": 36.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.50197,
"c": 0.03284,
"h": 193.4
},
"luminance": 0.12948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6A69
secondary
#967D7E
accent
#7072B8
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EEF1F1
border
#C9CBCB
text
#0A0D0D
muted
#7C7E7E