#4E8E9E
Closest named color: Dusty Blue (#5A86AD). oklch(61% 0.07 215.9), rgb(78, 142, 158).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).
About this color
#4E8E9E is a medium-dark, muted teal or cyan. In OKLCH its lightness is 61%, its chroma 0.070 and its hue 216°. Its hue sits on the cool side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Dusty Blue (#5A86AD), ΔE 0.040 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.
| Hue family | Teals and cyans |
| Lightness | medium-dark (61%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.070) |
| Temperature | cool |
| Nearest name | Dusty Blue (#5A86AD) |
| Black text | 5.68:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4E8E9E |
| RGB | rgb(78, 142, 158) |
| HSL | hsl(192, 34%, 46%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61% 0.07 215.9) |
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 #4E8E9E | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #4E8E9E | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc 39.7 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #4E8E9E text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #4E8E9E text on black | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc -37.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
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 500.
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Step 50
50
#F2F6F7
oklch(97% 0.004 214.3)
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Step 100
100
#E3ECEE
oklch(93.7% 0.01 212.5)
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Step 200
200
#CCDDE1
oklch(88.6% 0.019 213.4)
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Step 300
300
#A9C7CF
oklch(81% 0.034 215.6)
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Step 400
400
#79AAB6
oklch(70.8% 0.055 214.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#4E8E9E
oklch(61% 0.07 215.9)
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Step 600
600
#367E90
oklch(55.5% 0.076 216.8)
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Step 700
700
#286B7A
oklch(49.2% 0.07 215.2)
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Step 800
800
#235763
oklch(42.7% 0.058 215.3)
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Step 900
900
#224851
oklch(37.8% 0.046 215.1)
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Step 950
950
#152A2F
oklch(27% 0.028 214.7)
#4E8E9E 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) | #838A9F | 0.063 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #77819E | 0.057 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #1F9493 | 0.041 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.070 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #4E8E9E
#4E8E9E
oklch(61% 0.07 215.9)
- #A97466
#A97466
oklch(61% 0.071 35.4)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #4E8E9E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Dusty Blue #5A86AD ΔE 0.040
- Dusty Teal #4C9085 ΔE 0.041
- Teal Green #0A9396 ΔE 0.042
- Sea #3C9992 ΔE 0.044
- Off Blue #5684AE ΔE 0.044
- Steel #738595 ΔE 0.045
- Blue Grey #758DA3 ΔE 0.045
- Teal Blue #01889F ΔE 0.046
Use #4E8E9E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.