#4E706B#4E706B

#4E706B is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.040 H 184.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E706B
RGB	rgb(78, 112, 107)
HSL	hsl(171, 18%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(171, 30%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 0%, 4.5%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.62, -13.34, -1.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.62, 13.39, 184.88°)
OKLab	oklab(51.76% -0.0397 -0.0033)
OKLCH	oklch(51.76% 0.04 184.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.5890, 14.2690, 16.0506)
Luminance	0.1427 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E706B #704E53

analogous

#4E705A #4E706B #4E6470

triadic

#4E706B #6B4E70 #706B4E

tetradic

#4E706B #5A4E70 #704E53 #64704E

square

#4E706B #5A4E70 #704E53 #64704E

split-complementary

#4E706B #704E64 #705A4E

monochromatic

#1C2826 #354C49 #4E706B #67948D #8BAEA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.45

#4E706B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.85

#4E706B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E706B

5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E706B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E706B	1.00	5.45	3.85	5.45
#FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.85	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6C6B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#66686C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#43716E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e706b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 112, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.040 184.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819995',
    500: '#4e706b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e706b;
$custom-light: #819995;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e706b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 171.176,
    "s": 17.895,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51759,
    "c": 0.03982,
    "h": 184.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1427
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E706B

secondary

#9B7F83

accent

#6D79BB

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F1

border

#C9CCCB

text

#0A0E0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E706B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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