#4E706F#4E706F

#4E706F is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 51.9% C 0.039 H 193.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E706F
RGB	rgb(78, 112, 111)
HSL	hsl(178, 18%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(178, 30%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(30.4%, 0%, 0.9%, 56.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.74, -12.34, -3.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.74, 12.79, 195.24°)
OKLab	oklab(51.9% -0.0378 -0.0092)
OKLCH	oklch(51.9% 0.039 193.7)
XYZ	xyz(11.8043, 14.3551, 17.1847)
Luminance	0.1436 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E706F #704E4F

analogous

#4E705E #4E706F #4E6070

triadic

#4E706F #6F4E70 #706F4E

tetradic

#4E706F #5E4E70 #704E4F #60704E

square

#4E706F #5E4E70 #704E4F #60704E

split-complementary

#4E706F #704E60 #705E4E

monochromatic

#1C2827 #354C4B #4E706F #679493 #8BAEAD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.42

#4E706F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.87

#4E706F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E706F

5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E706F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E706F	1.00	5.42	3.87	5.42
#FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.87	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6D6F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#65686F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#427270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e706f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 112, 111);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(51.9% 0.039 193.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819998',
    500: '#4e706f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e706f;
$custom-light: #819998;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e706f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 111
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.235,
    "s": 17.895,
    "l": 37.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.51897,
    "c": 0.03896,
    "h": 193.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E706F

secondary

#9B7F7F

accent

#6D70BB

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0D0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E706F

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

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