#4E7979#4E7979

#4E7979 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.167; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.048 H 195.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E7979
RGB	rgb(78, 121, 121)
HSL	hsl(180, 22%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(180, 36%, 47%)
CMYK	cmyk(35.5%, 0%, 0%, 52.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.85, -14.78, -4.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.85, 15.52, 197.73°)
OKLab	oklab(54.48% -0.0458 -0.013)
OKLCH	oklch(54.48% 0.048 195.8)
XYZ	xyz(13.4292, 16.6741, 20.5962)
Luminance	0.1668 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E7979 #794E4E

analogous

#4E7964 #4E7979 #4E6479

triadic

#4E7979 #794E79 #79794E

tetradic

#4E7979 #644E79 #794E4E #64794E

square

#4E7979 #644E79 #794E4E #64794E

split-complementary

#4E7979 #794E64 #79644E

monochromatic

#1E2F2F #365454 #4E7979 #679D9D #8CB5B5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.84

#4E7979 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.34

#4E7979 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E7979

4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E7979	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E7979	1.00	4.84	4.34	4.84
#FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#747579

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6C6F79

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D7C79

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e7979;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 121, 121);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.048 195.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829f9f',
    500: '#4e7979',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e7979;
$custom-light: #829f9f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e7979",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 121
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 21.608,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54484,
    "c": 0.04758,
    "h": 195.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.16675
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E7979

secondary

#A28181

accent

#6A6ABE

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0A0E0E

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E7979

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

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