#4E7170#4E7170

#4E7170 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 52.2% C 0.040 H 193.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E7170
RGB	rgb(78, 113, 112)
HSL	hsl(178, 18%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(178, 31%, 44%)
CMYK	cmyk(31%, 0%, 0.9%, 55.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.08, -12.65, -3.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.08, 13.11, 195.28°)
OKLab	oklab(52.18% -0.0388 -0.0095)
OKLCH	oklch(52.18% 0.04 193.8)
XYZ	xyz(11.9707, 14.5992, 17.5133)
Luminance	0.1460 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E7170 #714E4F

analogous

#4E715F #4E7170 #4E6071

triadic

#4E7170 #704E71 #71704E

tetradic

#4E7170 #5F4E71 #714E4F #60714E

square

#4E7170 #5F4E71 #714E4F #60714E

split-complementary

#4E7170 #714E60 #715F4E

monochromatic

#1C2928 #354D4C #4E7170 #679594 #8BAFAE

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#4E7170 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#4E7170 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E7170

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E7170	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E7170	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6E70

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#666970

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#427371

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e7170;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 113, 112);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.2% 0.040 193.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819a99',
    500: '#4e7170',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e7170;
$custom-light: #819a99;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e7170",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 113,
    "b": 112
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.286,
    "s": 18.325,
    "l": 37.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5218,
    "c": 0.03996,
    "h": 193.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E7170

secondary

#9C7F80

accent

#6D6FBB

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0E0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E7170

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

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