#4E8591#4E8591

#4E8591 is a mid, moderate cyan. Relative luminance 0.204; OKLCH L 58.3% C 0.061 H 213.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E8591
RGB	rgb(78, 133, 145)
HSL	hsl(191, 30%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(191, 46%, 57%)
CMYK	cmyk(46.2%, 8.3%, 0%, 43.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.33, -14.82, -12.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.33, 19.14, 219.27°)
OKLab	oklab(58.33% -0.051 -0.0334)
OKLCH	oklch(58.33% 0.061 213.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.6383, 20.4378, 29.8507)
Luminance	0.2044 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E8591 #915A4E

analogous

#4E917B #4E8591 #4E6391

triadic

#4E8591 #914E85 #85914E

tetradic

#4E8591 #7B4E91 #915A4E #63914E

square

#4E8591 #7B4E91 #915A4E #63914E

split-complementary

#4E8591 #914E63 #917B4E

monochromatic

#233C41 #396069 #4E8591 #6CA4B0 #94BDC5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.13

#4E8591 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.09

#4E8591 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E8591

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E8591	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E8591	1.00	4.13	5.09	5.09
#FFFFFF	4.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.09	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7C8192

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#717991

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#2E8A89

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7D7D7D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e8591;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 133, 145);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.3% 0.061 213.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#84a8b1',
    500: '#4e8591',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e8591;
$custom-light: #84a8b1;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e8591",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 145
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 190.746,
    "s": 30.045,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58328,
    "c": 0.06093,
    "h": 213.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.20439
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E8591

secondary

#B29089

accent

#7462C6

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F5

border

#CACECF

text

#0B0F10

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E8591

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

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