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#4E666D

Slate Gray · medium cool teal

About #4E666D

#4E666D is a medium, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 40% green and 43% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 12.9), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #6D554E (umber), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 6.10:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (6.10:1).

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Red78
Green102
Blue109

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 12.9
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 13.8
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 15.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #4E666D

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #4E666D.
6.10:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #4E666D.
3.45:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E666D appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E666D
Protanopia (no red cones)
#61646D
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5C606D
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#446968

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E666D?

#4E666D is a medium, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 40% green and 43% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 28% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 57% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E666D?

Use white text. White on #4E666D has a contrast ratio of 6.10:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E666D?

Its complementary colour is #6D554E, and analogous partners are #4E6D64 and #4E576D.