#4E756E#4E756E
#4E756E is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 53.1% C 0.045 H 182.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E756E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 117, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(169, 20%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(169, 33%, 46%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(33.3%, 0%, 6%, 54.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.27, -15.38, -0.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.27, 15.38, 181.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.11% -0.0453 -0.0016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.11% 0.045 182) |
| XYZ | xyz(12.3167, 15.4674, 17.0853) |
| Luminance | 0.1547 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 8.13
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 8.22
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 8.28
Deep Aqua
#08787F
ΔE00 8.89
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 8.92
Dark Aqua
#05696B
ΔE00 9.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E756E #754E55
analogous
#4E755A #4E756E #4E6875
triadic
#4E756E #6E4E75 #756E4E
tetradic
#4E756E #5A4E75 #754E55 #68754E
square
#4E756E #5A4E75 #754E55 #68754E
split-complementary
#4E756E #754E68 #755A4E
monochromatic
#1D2C29 #36504B #4E756E #679990 #8BB2AB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.13
#4E756E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.09
#4E756E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E756E
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E756E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E756E | 1.00 | 5.13 | 4.09 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.13 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72716E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#6A6B6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#427673
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e756e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 117, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.1% 0.045 182.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#819d97',
500: '#4e756e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e756e; $custom-light: #819d97; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e756e",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 117,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 169.231,
"s": 20,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5311,
"c": 0.04536,
"h": 182
},
"luminance": 0.15468
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E756E
secondary
#9F8085
accent
#6B7ABD
background
#F7F9F9
surface
#EEF2F2
border
#C9CCCC
text
#0A0E0D
muted
#7C7E7E