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#4E6B77

Slate Gray · medium cool teal

About #4E6B77

#4E6B77 is a medium, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 42% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 10.7), with Charcoal the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #775A4E (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 — 5.69:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (5.69:1).

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Red78
Green107
Blue119

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 10.7
Charcoal
#36454F · ΔE 15.8
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 16.1

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

Text on #4E6B77

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #4E6B77.
5.69:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #4E6B77.
3.69:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E6B77 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E6B77
Protanopia (no red cones)
#646978
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#5E6577
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#406F6F

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E6B77?

#4E6B77 is a medium, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 42% green and 47% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 34% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 53% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E6B77?

Use white text. White on #4E6B77 has a contrast ratio of 5.69:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E6B77?

Its complementary colour is #775A4E, and analogous partners are #4E776E and #4E5777.