#4E796E#4E796E

#4E796E is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.051 H 176.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E796E
RGB	rgb(78, 121, 110)
HSL	hsl(165, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(165, 36%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 0%, 9.1%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.52, -17.55, 1.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.52, 17.60, 175.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% -0.0508 0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.051 176.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.7927, 16.4195, 17.2440)
Luminance	0.1642 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E796E #794E59

analogous

#4E7959 #4E796E #4E6F79

triadic

#4E796E #6E4E79 #796E4E

tetradic

#4E796E #594E79 #794E59 #6F794E

square

#4E796E #594E79 #794E59 #6F794E

split-complementary

#4E796E #794E6F #79594E

monochromatic

#1E2F2A #36544C #4E796E #679D8F #8CB5AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#4E796E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.28

#4E796E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E796E

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E796E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E796E	1.00	4.90	4.28	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#76746E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6E6E6F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#417A76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e796e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 121, 110);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.051 176.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#81a097',
    500: '#4e796e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e796e;
$custom-light: #81a097;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e796e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 110
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 164.651,
    "s": 21.608,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54114,
    "c": 0.05094,
    "h": 176.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.1642
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E796E

secondary

#A28189

accent

#6A7FBE

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0A0E0D

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E796E

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