#4E6E73#4E6E73
#4E6E73 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 51.5% C 0.038 H 208.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6E73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 110, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(188, 19%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(188, 32%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(32.2%, 4.3%, 0%, 54.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.25, -10.17, -6.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.25, 12.07, 212.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.55% -0.0332 -0.0177) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.55% 0.038 208.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8113, 14.0087, 18.2979) |
| Luminance | 0.1401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 6.61
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 7.28
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 8.05
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 9.07
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 9.54
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 9.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6E73 #73534E
analogous
#4E7365 #4E6E73 #4E5B73
triadic
#4E6E73 #734E6E #6E734E
tetradic
#4E6E73 #654E73 #73534E #5B734E
square
#4E6E73 #654E73 #73534E #5B734E
split-complementary
#4E6E73 #734E5B #73654E
monochromatic
#1D282A #354B4F #4E6E73 #679197 #8BABB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.52
#4E6E73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#4E6E73 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6E73
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6E73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6E73 | 1.00 | 5.52 | 3.80 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#696B73
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#626773
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#41716F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6e73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 110, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.5% 0.038 208.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81979b',
500: '#4e6e73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6e73; $custom-light: #81979b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6e73",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 110,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 188.108,
"s": 19.171,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51547,
"c": 0.03767,
"h": 208.1
},
"luminance": 0.14009
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6E73
secondary
#9E837F
accent
#776CBC
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EEF2F2
border
#C9CCCC
text
#0A0D0E
muted
#7C7E7E