#4E787F#4E787F

#4E787F is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.166; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.048 H 209.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E787F
RGB	rgb(78, 120, 127)
HSL	hsl(189, 24%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(189, 39%, 50%)
CMYK	cmyk(38.6%, 5.5%, 0%, 50.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.73, -12.62, -8.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.73, 15.19, 213.81°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% -0.0418 -0.0232)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.048 209)
XYZ	xyz(13.6878, 16.5841, 22.5543)
Luminance	0.1658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E787F #7F554E

analogous

#4E7F6D #4E787F #4E607F

triadic

#4E787F #7F4E78 #787F4E

tetradic

#4E787F #6D4E7F #7F554E #607F4E

square

#4E787F #6D4E7F #7F554E #607F4E

split-complementary

#4E787F #7F4E60 #7F6D4E

monochromatic

#1F3033 #375459 #4E787F #689AA2 #8EB3BA

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.86

#4E787F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.32

#4E787F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E787F

4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E787F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E787F	1.00	4.86	4.32	4.86
#FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.86	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#71757F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#696F7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B7C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e787f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 120, 127);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.048 209.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829fa4',
    500: '#4e787f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e787f;
$custom-light: #829fa4;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e787f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 127
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 188.571,
    "s": 23.902,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54456,
    "c": 0.04778,
    "h": 209
  },
  "luminance": 0.16585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E787F

secondary

#A68883

accent

#7467C0

background

#F8F9FA

surface

#EFF2F4

border

#CACCCE

text

#0B0E0F

muted

#7C7E7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E787F

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