#4E7978#4E7978

#4E7978 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.048 H 194.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E7978
RGB	rgb(78, 121, 120)
HSL	hsl(179, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(179, 36%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 0%, 0.8%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.82, -15.04, -4.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.82, 15.61, 195.53°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% -0.0462 -0.0115)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.048 194)
XYZ	xyz(13.3682, 16.6497, 20.2750)
Luminance	0.1665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E7978 #794E4F

analogous

#4E7963 #4E7978 #4E6579

triadic

#4E7978 #784E79 #79784E

tetradic

#4E7978 #634E79 #794E4F #65794E

square

#4E7978 #634E79 #794E4F #65794E

split-complementary

#4E7978 #794E65 #79634E

monochromatic

#1E2F2E #365453 #4E7978 #679D9C #8CB5B4

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.85

#4E7978 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.33

#4E7978 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E7978

4.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E7978	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E7978	1.00	4.85	4.33	4.85
#FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747578

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6F78

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D7B79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e7978;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 121, 120);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.048 194.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829f9e',
    500: '#4e7978',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e7978;
$custom-light: #829f9e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e7978",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 120
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 178.605,
    "s": 21.608,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54449,
    "c": 0.04764,
    "h": 194
  },
  "luminance": 0.16651
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E7978

secondary

#A28182

accent

#6A6CBE

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0A0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E7978

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

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