#4F656D#4F656D

#4F656D is a mid, muted cyan. Relative luminance 0.121; OKLCH L 49.2% C 0.029 H 222.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 6.15:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4F656D
RGB	rgb(79, 101, 109)
HSL	hsl(196, 16%, 37%)
HSV	hsv(196, 28%, 43%)
CMYK	cmyk(27.5%, 7.3%, 0%, 57.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(41.33, -6.17, -7.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(41.33, 9.48, 229.44°)
OKLab	oklab(49.18% -0.0217 -0.0196)
OKLCH	oklch(49.18% 0.029 222.1)
XYZ	xyz(10.6376, 12.0733, 16.2349)
Luminance	0.1207 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	cool
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4F656D #6D574F

analogous

#4F6D66 #4F656D #4F566D

triadic

#4F656D #6D4F65 #656D4F

tetradic

#4F656D #664F6D #6D574F #566D4F

square

#4F656D #664F6D #6D574F #566D4F

split-complementary

#4F656D #6D4F56 #6D664F

monochromatic

#1C2326 #35444A #4F656D #698690 #8BA3AB

Accessibility & contrast

On white

6.15

#4F656D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.41

#4F656D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4F656D

6.15:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4F656D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4F656D	1.00	6.15	3.41	6.15
#FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	6.15	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#60646D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#5C606D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#466867

Achromatopsia (no color)

#616161

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4f656d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(79, 101, 109);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(49.2% 0.029 222.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#819096',
    500: '#4f656d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4f656d;
$custom-light: #819096;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4f656d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 79,
    "g": 101,
    "b": 109
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196,
    "s": 15.957,
    "l": 36.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.49184,
    "c": 0.02929,
    "h": 222.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.12074
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4F656D

secondary

#99867F

accent

#836FB9

background

#F7F8F9

surface

#EEF0F2

border

#C9CBCC

text

#0A0C0D

muted

#7C7D7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #4F656D

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

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