#4E706D#4E706D
#4E706D is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 51.8% C 0.039 H 189.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E706D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 112, 109) |
| HSL | hsl(175, 18%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(175, 30%, 44%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(30.4%, 0%, 2.7%, 56.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.68, -12.84, -2.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.68, 13.04, 189.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(51.83% -0.0388 -0.0062) |
| OKLCH | oklch(51.83% 0.039 189.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.6955, 14.3116, 16.6112) |
| Luminance | 0.1431 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 8.69
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 8.84
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 8.85
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 8.97
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 9.31
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 9.31
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E706D #704E51
analogous
#4E705C #4E706D #4E6270
triadic
#4E706D #6D4E70 #706D4E
tetradic
#4E706D #5C4E70 #704E51 #62704E
square
#4E706D #5C4E70 #704E51 #62704E
split-complementary
#4E706D #704E62 #705C4E
monochromatic
#1C2827 #354C4A #4E706D #679490 #8BAEAB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.44
#4E706D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#4E706D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E706D
5.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E706D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E706D | 1.00 | 5.44 | 3.86 | 5.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6C6D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#66686D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#43726F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e706d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 112, 109); /* oklch */ color: oklch(51.8% 0.039 189.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#819996',
500: '#4e706d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e706d; $custom-light: #819996; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e706d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 112,
"b": 109
},
"hsl": {
"h": 174.706,
"s": 17.895,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.51827,
"c": 0.03926,
"h": 189.2
},
"luminance": 0.14312
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E706D
secondary
#9B7F81
accent
#6D74BB
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EEF2F2
border
#C9CCCC
text
#0A0D0D
muted
#7C7E7E