#4E897E#4E897E

#4E897E is a mid, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.210; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.064 H 180.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E897E
RGB	rgb(78, 137, 126)
HSL	hsl(169, 27%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(169, 43%, 54%)
CMYK	cmyk(43.1%, 0%, 8%, 46.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.97, -22.05, -0.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.97, 22.05, 180.33°)
OKLab	oklab(58.64% -0.0645 -0.0007)
OKLCH	oklch(58.64% 0.064 180.6)
XYZ	xyz(15.8520, 21.0162, 22.9558)
Luminance	0.2102 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E897E #894E59

analogous

#4E8961 #4E897E #4E7789

triadic

#4E897E #7E4E89 #897E4E

tetradic

#4E897E #614E89 #894E59 #77894E

square

#4E897E #614E89 #894E59 #77894E

split-complementary

#4E897E #894E77 #89614E

monochromatic

#223B36 #38625A #4E897E #6AAA9E #91C0B8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.04

#4E897E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.20

#4E897E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E897E

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E897E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E897E	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)

#84837E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7A7B7F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#388B86

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e897e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 137, 126);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.064 180.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#83aba3',
    500: '#4e897e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e897e;
$custom-light: #83aba3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e897e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 137,
    "b": 126
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 168.814,
    "s": 27.442,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.58644,
    "c": 0.06448,
    "h": 180.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.21017
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E897E

secondary

#AD868D

accent

#6476C4

background

#F8FAFA

surface

#EFF4F3

border

#CACECD

text

#0B100F

muted

#7C7F7F

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E897E

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

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