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#4E7585

Slate Gray · medium cool teal

About #4E7585

#4E7585 is a medium, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 46% green and 52% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 41% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Slate Gray (ΔE 9.5), with Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #855E4E (coffee), its complementary partner.

Because it is medium, it is most useful for illustrations, icons and secondary elements. Put white text on top of it — 4.99:1, a WCAG AA pass. Used as a text colour on white, it is readable too (4.99:1).

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Red78
Green117
Blue133

Closest named colours

Slate Gray
#708090 · ΔE 9.5
Gray
#808080 · ΔE 17.3
Cerulean
#007BA7 · ΔE 18.7

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

Text on #4E7585

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #4E7585.
4.99:1AA
Black heading text
Body copy set on slate gray #4E7585.
4.21:1AA Large

Colour-blindness preview

How #4E7585 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#4E7585
Protanopia (no red cones)
#6C7386
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#646D85
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#387A7A

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #4E7585?

#4E7585 is a medium, muted teal colour. Digitally that works out to 31% red, 46% green and 52% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 41% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 48% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #4E7585?

Use white text. White on #4E7585 has a contrast ratio of 4.99:1 (AA).

›What colours go with #4E7585?

Its complementary colour is #855E4E, and analogous partners are #4E857A and #4E5A85.