#4B5A62Fiord (#4B5A62) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 231°, lightness 0.46 and chroma 0.023. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #4B5A62 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 90, 98) |
| HSL | hsl(201, 13%, 34%) |
| HSV | hsv(201, 23%, 38%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(23%, 8%, 0%, 62%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(37.3 -3.8 -6.5) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.458 0.023 231) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Fiord shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.2), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#50585b — ΔE 1.2, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#4f5a60 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#4b5a62 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#4b5a63 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Fiord in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 7.15:1 and against black 2.94:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#a0acb3 · #79878e · #4b5a62 · #334148 · #162228 · #01060b
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#4d8487 · #357280 · #4b5a62 · #254a6a · #263758 · #232544
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#acaeca · #8b8cbf · #70718a · #4b5a62 · #0f4258 · #002839
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#cd997b · #6a7982 · #4b5a62 · #223e4c · #09222d · #00080f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8f0ec · #a6b1b7 · #75706d · #4b5a62 · #364147 · #030100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#ecf3f7 · #c3cbcf · #4b5a62 · #1b262b · #00050a · #f1863f
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffeee4 · #cfa58d · #946448 · #4b5a62 · #5a351e · #00050c
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffeee4 · #d3a19f · #876c3b · #4b5a62 · #5c3130 · #110700
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf3 · #cea0b4 · #727540 · #4b5a62 · #414216 · #040001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#f9edfb · #c1a3c7 · #946448 · #4b5a62 · #2b4727 · #0f0200
#647279 · #7F8B91 · #9AA5AA · #B6BFC4 · #D3DADE
#3D4B52 · #303C43 · #242E34 · #172125 · #0C1418
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.