#4E757C#4E757C

#4E757C is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.045 H 209.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E757C
RGB	rgb(78, 117, 124)
HSL	hsl(189, 23%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(189, 37%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.1%, 5.6%, 0%, 51.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.71, -11.75, -8.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.71, 14.33, 214.93°)
OKLab	oklab(53.61% -0.039 -0.0225)
OKLCH	oklch(53.61% 0.045 209.9)
XYZ	xyz(13.1400, 15.7967, 21.4216)
Luminance	0.1580 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E757C #7C554E

analogous

#4E7C6C #4E757C #4E5E7C

triadic

#4E757C #7C4E75 #757C4E

tetradic

#4E757C #6C4E7C #7C554E #5E7C4E

square

#4E757C #6C4E7C #7C554E #5E7C4E

split-complementary

#4E757C #7C4E5E #7C6C4E

monochromatic

#1F2E31 #365256 #4E757C #6797A0 #8DB1B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.05

#4E757C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#4E757C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E757C

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E757C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E757C	1.00	5.05	4.16	5.05
#FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F727C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#676C7C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D7877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e757c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 117, 124);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.045 209.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829ca1',
    500: '#4e757c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e757c;
$custom-light: #829ca1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e757c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 117,
    "b": 124
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 189.13,
    "s": 22.772,
    "l": 39.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53606,
    "c": 0.04503,
    "h": 209.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15798
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E757C

secondary

#A48782

accent

#7669BF

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0A0E0F

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E757C

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

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