#4E737C#4E737C

#4E737C is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.044 H 214.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E737C
RGB	rgb(78, 115, 124)
HSL	hsl(192, 23%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(192, 37%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 7.3%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.09, -10.62, -9.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.09, 14.00, 220.70°)
OKLab	oklab(53.12% -0.0363 -0.025)
OKLCH	oklch(53.12% 0.044 214.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.9095, 15.3356, 21.3447)
Luminance	0.1534 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E737C #7C574E

analogous

#4E7C6E #4E737C #4E5C7C

triadic

#4E737C #7C4E73 #737C4E

tetradic

#4E737C #6E4E7C #7C574E #5C7C4E

square

#4E737C #6E4E7C #7C574E #5C7C4E

split-complementary

#4E737C #7C4E5C #7C6E4E

monochromatic

#1F2D31 #365056 #4E737C #6795A0 #8DAFB7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#4E737C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#4E737C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E737C

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E737C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E737C	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C707D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#656B7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D7776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e737c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 115, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.044 214.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819ba1',
    500: '#4e737c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e737c;
$custom-light: #819ba1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e737c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 191.739,
    "s": 22.772,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53115,
    "c": 0.04408,
    "h": 214.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15336
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E737C

secondary

#A48882

accent

#7A69BF

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0A0E0F

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E737C

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

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