#4E6F72#4E6F72
#4E6F72 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.038 H 203.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E6F72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 111, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(185, 19%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(185, 32%, 45%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(31.6%, 2.6%, 0%, 55.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.52, -11.00, -5.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.52, 12.29, 206.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.76% -0.0351 -0.015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.76% 0.038 203.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.8626, 14.2029, 18.0327) |
| Luminance | 0.1420 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 7.38
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 8.40
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 8.95
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 9.01
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 9.44
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 9.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E6F72 #72514E
analogous
#4E7263 #4E6F72 #4E5D72
triadic
#4E6F72 #724E6F #6F724E
tetradic
#4E6F72 #634E72 #72514E #5D724E
square
#4E6F72 #634E72 #72514E #5D724E
split-complementary
#4E6F72 #724E5D #72634E
monochromatic
#1C2829 #354C4E #4E6F72 #679296 #8BACB0
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#4E6F72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#4E6F72 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E6F72
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E6F72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E6F72 | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A6C72
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#646772
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#417270
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e6f72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 111, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.038 203.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#81989a',
500: '#4e6f72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e6f72; $custom-light: #81989a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e6f72",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 111,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 185,
"s": 18.75,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51756,
"c": 0.03816,
"h": 203.1
},
"luminance": 0.14203
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E6F72
secondary
#9D827F
accent
#736CBB
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EEF2F2
border
#C9CCCC
text
#0A0D0E
muted
#7C7E7E