#4E7573#4E7573

#4E7573 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 53.3% C 0.044 H 191.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E7573
RGB	rgb(78, 117, 115)
HSL	hsl(177, 20%, 38%)
HSV	hsv(177, 33%, 46%)
CMYK	cmyk(33.3%, 0%, 1.7%, 54.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, -14.12, -3.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 14.49, 193.06°)
OKLab	oklab(53.28% -0.043 -0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(53.28% 0.044 191.9)
XYZ	xyz(12.5966, 15.5794, 18.5597)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E7573 #754E50

analogous

#4E755F #4E7573 #4E6375

triadic

#4E7573 #734E75 #75734E

tetradic

#4E7573 #5F4E75 #754E50 #63754E

square

#4E7573 #5F4E75 #754E50 #63754E

split-complementary

#4E7573 #754E63 #755F4E

monochromatic

#1D2C2B #36504F #4E7573 #679997 #8BB2B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#4E7573 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#4E7573 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E7573

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E7573	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E7573	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#717173

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696C73

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#407774

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e7573;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 117, 115);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.3% 0.044 191.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819d9b',
    500: '#4e7573',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e7573;
$custom-light: #819d9b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e7573",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 115
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 176.923,
    "s": 20,
    "l": 38.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53279,
    "c": 0.04396,
    "h": 191.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E7573

secondary

#9F8081

accent

#6B6FBD

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0A0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E7573

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

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