#4E7072#4E7072

#4E7072 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 52.0% C 0.039 H 200.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E7072
RGB	rgb(78, 112, 114)
HSL	hsl(183, 19%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(183, 32%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 1.8%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.83, -11.57, -5.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.83, 12.61, 203.47°)
OKLab	oklab(52% -0.0365 -0.0137)
OKLCH	oklch(52% 0.039 200.6)
XYZ	xyz(11.9723, 14.4223, 18.0693)
Luminance	0.1442 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E7072 #72504E

analogous

#4E7262 #4E7072 #4E5E72

triadic

#4E7072 #724E70 #70724E

tetradic

#4E7072 #624E72 #72504E #5E724E

square

#4E7072 #624E72 #72504E #5E724E

split-complementary

#4E7072 #724E5E #72624E

monochromatic

#1C2929 #354C4E #4E7072 #679496 #8BAEB0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.41

#4E7072 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.88

#4E7072 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E7072

5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E7072	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E7072	1.00	5.41	3.88	5.41
#FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.88	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6D72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656872

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#417270

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e7072;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 112, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.0% 0.039 200.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81999a',
    500: '#4e7072',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e7072;
$custom-light: #81999a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e7072",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 112,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 183.333,
    "s": 18.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52003,
    "c": 0.039,
    "h": 200.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14423
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E7072

secondary

#9D817F

accent

#716CBB

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0D0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E7072

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

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