#4E727F#4E727F
#4E727F is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 53.0% C 0.046 H 222.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E727F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 114, 127) |
| HSL | hsl(196, 24%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(196, 39%, 50%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(38.6%, 10.2%, 0%, 50.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.89, -9.22, -11.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.89, 14.52, 230.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(52.99% -0.0336 -0.0308) |
| OKLCH | oklch(52.99% 0.046 222.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.9887, 15.1859, 22.3213) |
| Luminance | 0.1519 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | cyan |
Closest named colors
Slate
#516572
ΔE00 6.32
Metallic Blue
#4F738E
ΔE00 6.37
Grey Blue
#647D8E
ΔE00 6.81
Battleship Grey
#6B7C85
ΔE00 7.40
Dirty Blue
#3F829D
ΔE00 7.70
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 7.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E727F #7F5B4E
analogous
#4E7F73 #4E727F #4E5A7F
triadic
#4E727F #7F4E72 #727F4E
tetradic
#4E727F #734E7F #7F5B4E #5A7F4E
square
#4E727F #734E7F #7F5B4E #5A7F4E
split-complementary
#4E727F #7F4E5A #7F734E
monochromatic
#1F2E33 #375059 #4E727F #6893A2 #8EAEBA
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.20
#4E727F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.04
#4E727F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E727F
5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E727F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E727F | 1.00 | 5.20 | 4.04 | 5.20 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A7080
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#636A7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3C7676
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e727f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 114, 127); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.0% 0.046 222.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#829aa4',
500: '#4e727f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e727f; $custom-light: #829aa4; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e727f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 114,
"b": 127
},
"hsl": {
"h": 195.918,
"s": 23.902,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.52988,
"c": 0.04563,
"h": 222.5
},
"luminance": 0.15187
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E727F
secondary
#A68C83
accent
#7F67C0
background
#F8F9FA
surface
#EFF2F4
border
#CACCCE
text
#0A0E0F
muted
#7C7E7F