#4E796B#4E796B

#4E796B is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.053 H 171.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E796B
RGB	rgb(78, 121, 107)
HSL	hsl(160, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(160, 36%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 0%, 11.6%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.44, -18.27, 2.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.44, 18.51, 170.78°)
OKLab	oklab(54.02% -0.0523 0.0076)
OKLCH	oklch(54.02% 0.053 171.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.6322, 16.3553, 16.3983)
Luminance	0.1636 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E796B #794E5C

analogous

#4E7956 #4E796B #4E7279

triadic

#4E796B #6B4E79 #796B4E

tetradic

#4E796B #564E79 #794E5C #72794E

square

#4E796B #564E79 #794E5C #72794E

split-complementary

#4E796B #794E72 #79564E

monochromatic

#1E2F29 #36544A #4E796B #679D8C #8CB5A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.92

#4E796B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.27

#4E796B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E796B

4.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E796B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E796B	1.00	4.92	4.27	4.92
#FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.27	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#76746A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6F6E6C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#427A75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e796b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 121, 107);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.053 171.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a095',
    500: '#4e796b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e796b;
$custom-light: #81a095;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e796b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 107
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160.465,
    "s": 21.608,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5402,
    "c": 0.05281,
    "h": 171.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16356
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E796B

secondary

#A2818C

accent

#6A85BE

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F1

border

#CACCCB

text

#0A0E0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E796B

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

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