#4E7272#4E7272

#4E7272 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 52.5% C 0.041 H 196.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E7272
RGB	rgb(78, 114, 114)
HSL	hsl(180, 19%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(180, 32%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(31.6%, 0%, 0%, 55.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.45, -12.70, -4.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.45, 13.35, 197.90°)
OKLab	oklab(52.5% -0.0393 -0.0112)
OKLCH	oklch(52.5% 0.041 196)
XYZ	xyz(12.1954, 14.8686, 18.1436)
Luminance	0.1487 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E7272 #724E4E

analogous

#4E7260 #4E7272 #4E6072

triadic

#4E7272 #724E72 #72724E

tetradic

#4E7272 #604E72 #724E4E #60724E

square

#4E7272 #604E72 #724E4E #60724E

split-complementary

#4E7272 #724E60 #72604E

monochromatic

#1C2929 #354E4E #4E7272 #679696 #8BB0B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#4E7272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.97

#4E7272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E7272

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E7272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E7272	1.00	5.28	3.97	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.97	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6F72

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676972

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#417472

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e7272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.5% 0.041 196.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819a9a',
    500: '#4e7272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e7272;
$custom-light: #819a9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e7272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 18.75,
    "l": 37.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52499,
    "c": 0.04089,
    "h": 196
  },
  "luminance": 0.14869
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E7272

secondary

#9D7F7F

accent

#6C6CBB

background

#F7F9F9

surface

#EEF2F2

border

#C9CCCC

text

#0A0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E7272

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

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