#4E727D#4E727D
#4E727D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 52.9% C 0.044 H 218.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E727D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 114, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(194, 23%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(194, 38%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.6%, 8.8%, 0%, 51%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.82, -9.77, -10.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.82, 14.08, 226.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.91% -0.0345 -0.0278) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.91% 0.044 218.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.8596, 15.1342, 21.6416) |
| Luminance | 0.1514 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 6.75
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 7.33
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 7.40
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 7.64
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 7.73
Ocean
#017B92
ΔE00 8.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E727D #7D594E
analogous
#4E7D71 #4E727D #4E5A7D
triadic
#4E727D #7D4E72 #727D4E
tetradic
#4E727D #714E7D #7D594E #5A7D4E
square
#4E727D #714E7D #7D594E #5A7D4E
split-complementary
#4E727D #7D4E5A #7D714E
monochromatic
#1F2D32 #365057 #4E727D #6893A1 #8DAEB8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.21
#4E727D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.03
#4E727D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E727D
5.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E727D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E727D | 1.00 | 5.21 | 4.03 | 5.21 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6B707E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#636A7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3D7675
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e727d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(52.9% 0.044 218.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#819aa2',
500: '#4e727d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e727d; $custom-light: #819aa2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e727d",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 114,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 194.043,
"s": 23.153,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52909,
"c": 0.0443,
"h": 218.9
},
"luminance": 0.15135
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E727D
secondary
#A58A82
accent
#7D68C0
background
#F8F9F9
surface
#EFF2F2
border
#CACCCC
text
#0A0E0F
muted
#7C7E7E