#4E6C68#4E6C68
#4E6C68 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 50.7% C 0.036 H 185.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6C68 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 108, 104) |
| HSL | hsl(172, 16%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(172, 28%, 42%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(27.8%, 0%, 3.7%, 57.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(43.28, -11.82, -1.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(43.28, 11.90, 186.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(50.66% -0.0353 -0.0037) |
| OKLCH | oklch(50.66% 0.036 185.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0023, 13.3438, 15.0899) |
| Luminance | 0.1334 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 8.40
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 9.25
Dark Green Blue
#1F6357
ΔE00 9.56
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 9.63
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 9.73
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 10.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6C68 #6C4E52
analogous
#4E6C59 #4E6C68 #4E616C
triadic
#4E6C68 #684E6C #6C684E
tetradic
#4E6C68 #594E6C #6C4E52 #616C4E
square
#4E6C68 #594E6C #6C4E52 #616C4E
split-complementary
#4E6C68 #6C4E61 #6C594E
monochromatic
#1B2524 #344846 #4E6C68 #68908A #8AAAA6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.72
#4E6C68 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.67
#4E6C68 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6C68
5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6C68 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6C68 | 1.00 | 5.72 | 3.67 | 5.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#696968
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#636468
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#456D6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#666666
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6c68; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 108, 104); /* oklch */ color: oklch(50.7% 0.036 185.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#809693',
500: '#4e6c68',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6c68; $custom-light: #809693; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6c68",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 108,
"b": 104
},
"hsl": {
"h": 172,
"s": 16.129,
"l": 36.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5066,
"c": 0.03551,
"h": 185.9
},
"luminance": 0.13344
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6C68
secondary
#987E81
accent
#6F79B9
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EEF2F1
border
#C9CCCB
text
#0A0D0D
muted
#7C7E7E