#4E797D#4E797D

#4E797D is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.048 H 203.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.82:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E797D
RGB	rgb(78, 121, 125)
HSL	hsl(185, 23%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(185, 38%, 49%)
CMYK	cmyk(37.6%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.97, -13.72, -6.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.97, 15.36, 206.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.63% -0.044 -0.0189)
OKLCH	oklch(54.63% 0.048 203.3)
XYZ	xyz(13.6796, 16.7742, 21.9150)
Luminance	0.1678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E797D #7D524E

analogous

#4E7D69 #4E797D #4E627D

triadic

#4E797D #7D4E79 #797D4E

tetradic

#4E797D #694E7D #7D524E #627D4E

square

#4E797D #694E7D #7D524E #627D4E

split-complementary

#4E797D #7D4E62 #7D694E

monochromatic

#1F3032 #365557 #4E797D #689CA1 #8DB4B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.82

#4E797D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.35

#4E797D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E797D

4.82:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E797D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E797D	1.00	4.82	4.35	4.82
#FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.82	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73757D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#6B6F7D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3B7C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e797d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 121, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.048 203.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#829fa2',
    500: '#4e797d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e797d;
$custom-light: #829fa2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e797d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 121,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.106,
    "s": 23.153,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54628,
    "c": 0.04789,
    "h": 203.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16775
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E797D

secondary

#A58582

accent

#7068C0

background

#F8F9F9

surface

#EFF2F2

border

#CACCCC

text

#0A0E0F

muted

#7C7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E797D

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

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