#4E979E#4E979E

#4E979E is a light, moderate teal. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.074 H 203.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E979E
RGB	rgb(78, 151, 158)
HSL	hsl(185, 34%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(185, 51%, 62%)
CMYK	cmyk(50.6%, 4.4%, 0%, 38%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.25, -20.77, -10.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.25, 23.36, 207.27°)
OKLab	oklab(63.21% -0.0674 -0.0295)
OKLCH	oklch(63.21% 0.074 203.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.3776, 26.2198, 36.3282)
Luminance	0.2622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E979E #9E554E

analogous

#4E9E7D #4E979E #4E6F9E

triadic

#4E979E #9E4E97 #979E4E

tetradic

#4E979E #7D4E9E #9E554E #6F9E4E

square

#4E979E #7D4E9E #9E554E #6F9E4E

split-complementary

#4E979E #9E4E6F #9E7D4E

monochromatic

#26494C #3A7075 #4E979E #71B2B9 #9AC8CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.36

#4E979E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.24

#4E979E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #4E979E

6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E979E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##4E979E	1.00	3.36	6.24	6.24
#FFFFFF	3.36	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8D929F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80889E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#1B9C99

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e979e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 151, 158);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.074 203.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86b5ba',
    500: '#4e979e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e979e;
$custom-light: #86b5ba;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e979e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 151,
    "b": 158
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 185.25,
    "s": 33.898,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63212,
    "c": 0.07356,
    "h": 203.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.26222
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E979E

secondary

#BA928E

accent

#675ECA

background

#F8FBFB

surface

#F0F6F6

border

#CBD0D0

text

#0C1111

muted

#7D8080

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E979E

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