#4E7C73#4E7C73
#4E7C73 is a mid, muted teal. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.053 H 180.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E7C73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 124, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 23%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 37%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(37.1%, 0%, 7.3%, 51.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.60, -17.94, -0.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.60, 17.94, 180.22°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.03% -0.0526 -0.0005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.03% 0.053 180.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(13.4429, 17.2720, 18.8418) |
| Luminance | 0.1727 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Family | teal |
Closest named colors
Dusty Teal
#4C9085
ΔE00 7.55
Bluegreen
#017A79
ΔE00 7.60
Teal
#008080
ΔE00 7.72
Dark Aquamarine
#017371
ΔE00 8.23
Deep Turquoise
#017374
ΔE00 8.54
Greenish Blue
#0B8B87
ΔE00 8.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E7C73 #7C4E57
analogous
#4E7C5C #4E7C73 #4E6E7C
triadic
#4E7C73 #734E7C #7C734E
tetradic
#4E7C73 #5C4E7C #7C4E57 #6E7C4E
square
#4E7C73 #5C4E7C #7C4E57 #6E7C4E
split-complementary
#4E7C73 #7C4E6E #7C5C4E
monochromatic
#1F312D #365650 #4E7C73 #67A095 #8DB7AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.71
#4E7C73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.45
#4E7C73 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E7C73
4.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E7C73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E7C73 | 1.00 | 4.71 | 4.45 | 4.71 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#787773
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#707174
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#3F7E79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e7c73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 124, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.053 180.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#82a29b',
500: '#4e7c73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e7c73; $custom-light: #82a29b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e7c73",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 124,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 168.261,
"s": 22.772,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55029,
"c": 0.05257,
"h": 180.5
},
"luminance": 0.17273
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E7C73
secondary
#A48288
accent
#697ABF
background
#F8F9F9
surface
#EFF2F2
border
#CACCCC
text
#0A0F0E
muted
#7C7E7E