#4E595C

Closest named color: Slate (#516572). oklch(45.6% 0.015 215.9), rgb(78, 89, 92).

White text reads best on this color (7.22:1).

About this color

#4E595C is a medium-dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 46%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Slate (#516572), ΔE 0.044 away. White text reads best on it, at 7.22:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	medium-dark (46%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Slate (#516572)
Black text	2.90:1
White text	7.22:1

Values

HEX	#4E595C
RGB	rgb(78, 89, 92)
HSL	hsl(193, 8%, 33%)
OKLCH	oklch(45.6% 0.015 215.9)

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 #4E595C	7.22:1	AAA	Lc -90.0	Fine for body text
Black text on #4E595C	2.90:1	Fails	Lc 18.9	Dividers and decoration only
#4E595C text on white	7.22:1	AAA	Lc 85.1	Fine for body text
#4E595C text on black	2.90:1	Fails	Lc -16.9	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 800.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F6

oklch(97.2% 0.001 197.1)
Step 100
100

#E8EAEB

oklch(93.6% 0.003 228.8)
Step 200
200

#D6DADB

oklch(88.6% 0.005 214.3)
Step 300
300

#BBC2C4

oklch(80.9% 0.008 216.6)
Step 400
400

#98A3A6

oklch(70.8% 0.013 215.9)
Step 500
500

#7E8C90

oklch(63% 0.017 216.8)
Step 600
600

#67767A

oklch(55.5% 0.019 215.6)
Step 700
700

#566367

oklch(49% 0.017 218.2)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#4E595C

oklch(45.6% 0.015 215.9)
Step 900
900

#3B4345

oklch(37.6% 0.011 214.4)
Step 950
950

#232729

oklch(27% 0.007 229.1)

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#4E595C 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)	#57585C	0.014
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#54565C	0.012
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4A5A5A	0.008
Achromatopsia (no color)	#575757	0.015

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #4E595C, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #4E595C in your product

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