#4E737E#4E737E

#4E737E is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.045 H 218.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E737E
RGB	rgb(78, 115, 126)
HSL	hsl(194, 24%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(194, 38%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.1%, 8.7%, 0%, 50.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.16, -10.07, -10.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.16, 14.35, 225.43°)
OKLab	oklab(53.19% -0.0354 -0.028)
OKLCH	oklch(53.19% 0.045 218.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.0372, 15.3867, 22.0176)
Luminance	0.1539 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E737E #7E594E

analogous

#4E7E71 #4E737E #4E5B7E

triadic

#4E737E #7E4E73 #737E4E

tetradic

#4E737E #714E7E #7E594E #5B7E4E

square

#4E737E #714E7E #7E594E #5B7E4E

split-complementary

#4E737E #7E4E5B #7E714E

monochromatic

#1F2E32 #375058 #4E737E #6894A1 #8EAFB9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.15

#4E737E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#4E737E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E737E

5.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E737E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E737E	1.00	5.15	4.08	5.15
#FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C717F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#646B7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C7776

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e737e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 115, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.045 218.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829ba3',
    500: '#4e737e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e737e;
$custom-light: #829ba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e737e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 193.75,
    "s": 23.529,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53193,
    "c": 0.04518,
    "h": 218.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15388
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E737E

secondary

#A68A82

accent

#7C68C0

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F3

border

#CACCCD

text

#0A0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E737E

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

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