#4E897D#4E897D

#4E897D is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.065 H 179.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E897D
RGB	rgb(78, 137, 125)
HSL	hsl(168, 27%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(168, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 0%, 8.8%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.94, -22.30, 0.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.94, 22.30, 178.94°)
OKLab	oklab(58.61% -0.0649 0.0007)
OKLCH	oklch(58.61% 0.065 179.3)
XYZ	xyz(15.7878, 20.9905, 22.6177)
Luminance	0.2099 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E897D #894E5A

analogous

#4E8960 #4E897D #4E7889

triadic

#4E897D #7D4E89 #897D4E

tetradic

#4E897D #604E89 #894E5A #78894E

square

#4E897D #604E89 #894E5A #78894E

split-complementary

#4E897D #894E78 #89604E

monochromatic

#223B36 #386259 #4E897D #6AAA9D #91C0B7

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#4E897D on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#4E897D on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E897D

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E897D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E897D	1.00	4.04	5.20	5.20
#FFFFFF	4.04	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.20	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#85837D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B7B7E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#388B85

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e897d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 137, 125);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.065 179.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aba2',
    500: '#4e897d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e897d;
$custom-light: #83aba2;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e897d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 125
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 167.797,
    "s": 27.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58612,
    "c": 0.06494,
    "h": 179.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.20992
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E897D

secondary

#AD868E

accent

#6478C4

background

#F8FAF9

surface

#EFF4F2

border

#CACECC

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E897D

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

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