#4B797D

Closest named color: Metallic Blue (#4F738E). oklch(54.5% 0.051 202.8), rgb(75, 121, 125).

White text reads best on this color (4.84:1).

About this color

#4B797D is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 54%, its chroma 0.051 and its hue 203°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Metallic Blue (#4F738E), ΔE 0.038 away. White text reads best on it, at 4.84:1.

Hue family	Teals and cyans
Lightness	medium-dark (54%)
Chroma	muted (0.051)
Temperature	cool
Nearest name	Metallic Blue (#4F738E)
Black text	4.33:1
White text	4.84:1

Values

HEX	#4B797D
RGB	rgb(75, 121, 125)
HSL	hsl(185, 25%, 39%)
OKLCH	oklch(54.5% 0.051 202.8)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #4B797D	4.84:1	AA	Lc -79.0	Fine for body text
Black text on #4B797D	4.33:1	AA large text	Lc 30.5	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#4B797D text on white	4.84:1	AA	Lc 73.6	Content text, not long reading
#4B797D text on black	4.33:1	AA large text	Lc -28.1	Dividers and decoration only

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 600.

Step 50
50

#F3F6F6

oklch(97.1% 0.003 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E5EBEC

oklch(93.6% 0.007 208.8)
Step 200
200

#D0DCDD

oklch(88.6% 0.013 202.9)
Step 300
300

#B0C5C7

oklch(80.8% 0.023 203.7)
Step 400
400

#87A8AB

oklch(70.8% 0.036 203.2)
Step 500
500

#689296

oklch(63.1% 0.046 203.5)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#4B797D

oklch(54.5% 0.051 202.8)
Step 700
700

#3F696C

oklch(49.1% 0.047 201.6)
Step 800
800

#345558

oklch(42.5% 0.039 203.1)
Step 900
900

#2E4749

oklch(37.8% 0.031 202.3)
Step 950
950

#1B292B

oklch(26.9% 0.019 207.1)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#4B797D with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#73757D	0.052
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#6A6F7D	0.047
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#367C7A	0.022
Achromatopsia (no color)	#717171	0.051