#4E887D#4E887D

#4E887D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.064 H 180.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E887D
RGB	rgb(78, 136, 125)
HSL	hsl(169, 27%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(169, 43%, 53%)
CMYK	cmyk(42.6%, 0%, 8.1%, 46.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.63, -21.78, -0.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.63, 21.78, 180.11°)
OKLab	oklab(58.36% -0.0637 -0.0005)
OKLCH	oklch(58.36% 0.064 180.4)
XYZ	xyz(15.6463, 20.7076, 22.5705)
Luminance	0.2071 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E887D #884E59

analogous

#4E8860 #4E887D #4E7688

triadic

#4E887D #7D4E88 #887D4E

tetradic

#4E887D #604E88 #884E59 #76884E

square

#4E887D #604E88 #884E59 #76884E

split-complementary

#4E887D #884E76 #88604E

monochromatic

#213A36 #386159 #4E887D #6AA99D #91C0B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.08

#4E887D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.14

#4E887D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E887D

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E887D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E887D	1.00	4.08	5.14	5.14
#FFFFFF	4.08	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.14	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#83827D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7B7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#388A85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e887d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 136, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.064 180.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aba2',
    500: '#4e887d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e887d;
$custom-light: #83aba2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e887d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.621,
    "s": 27.103,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58361,
    "c": 0.06367,
    "h": 180.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20709
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E887D

secondary

#AC868D

accent

#6476C3

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E887D

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

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