Primary#4B6857
Main brand colour. Use for headers, navigation, and primary buttons.
50 Copy
#EDF0EE
RGB 237, 240, 238
HSL 140°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.86
100 Copy
#C9D2CD
RGB 201, 210, 205
HSL 147°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.55 AAA 9.54
300 Copy
#93A49A
RGB 147, 164, 154
HSL 145°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.62 AA 5.63
500 Copy
#4B6857
RGB 75, 104, 87
HSL 145°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.15 Fail 2.4
700 Copy
#384E41
RGB 56, 78, 65
HSL 145°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.0 Fail 1.64
900 Copy
#26342C
RGB 38, 52, 44
HSL 146°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.04 Fail 1.13
Secondary#4E684B
Companion colour. Use for links, highlights, and hover states.
50 Copy
#EDF0ED
RGB 237, 240, 237
HSL 120°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.85
100 Copy
#CAD2C9
RGB 202, 210, 201
HSL 113°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.55 AAA 9.54
300 Copy
#95A493
RGB 149, 164, 147
HSL 113°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.62 AA 5.63
500 Copy
#4E684B
RGB 78, 104, 75
HSL 114°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.17 Fail 2.39
700 Copy
#3A4E38
RGB 58, 78, 56
HSL 115°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.03 Fail 1.63
900 Copy
#273426
RGB 39, 52, 38
HSL 116°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.08 Fail 1.13
Tertiary#4B6866
Accent colour. Use for highlights, charts, and callouts.
50 Copy
#EDF0F0
RGB 237, 240, 240
HSL 180°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.87
100 Copy
#C9D2D1
RGB 201, 210, 209
HSL 173°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.54 AAA 9.57
300 Copy
#93A4A3
RGB 147, 164, 163
HSL 176°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.6 AA 5.68
500 Copy
#4B6866
RGB 75, 104, 102
HSL 176°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.05 Fail 2.44
700 Copy
#384E4C
RGB 56, 78, 76
HSL 175°, 16%, 26%
AAA 8.89 Fail 1.66
900 Copy
#263433
RGB 38, 52, 51
HSL 176°, 16%, 18%
AAA 12.95 Fail 1.14
Quaternary#5C684B
Accent colour. Use sparingly for calls to action and warnings.
50 Copy
#EFF0ED
RGB 239, 240, 237
HSL 80°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.14 AAA 12.9
100 Copy
#CED2C9
RGB 206, 210, 201
HSL 87°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.53 AAA 9.62
300 Copy
#9DA493
RGB 157, 164, 147
HSL 85°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.57 AA 5.74
500 Copy
#5C684B
RGB 92, 104, 75
HSL 85°, 16%, 35%
AA 5.94 Fail 2.48
700 Copy
#454E38
RGB 69, 78, 56
HSL 85°, 16%, 26%
AAA 8.75 Fail 1.69
900 Copy
#2E3426
RGB 46, 52, 38
HSL 86°, 16%, 18%
AAA 12.84 Fail 1.15
Quinary#4B5C68
Accent colour. Use for charts and small details.
50 Copy
#EDEFF0
RGB 237, 239, 240
HSL 200°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.79
100 Copy
#C9CED2
RGB 201, 206, 210
HSL 207°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.59 AAA 9.3
300 Copy
#939DA4
RGB 147, 157, 164
HSL 205°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.76 AA 5.34
500 Copy
#4B5C68
RGB 75, 92, 104
HSL 205°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.93 Fail 2.13
700 Copy
#38454E
RGB 56, 69, 78
HSL 205°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.86 Fail 1.5
900 Copy
#262E34
RGB 38, 46, 52
HSL 206°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.79 Fail 1.07
Neutral#4B6857
Tinted neutral drawn from the seed hue. Use for body text, borders, and backgrounds.
50 Copy
#EDF0EE
RGB 237, 240, 238
HSL 140°, 9%, 94%
Fail 1.15 AAA 12.86
100 Copy
#C9D2CD
RGB 201, 210, 205
HSL 147°, 9%, 81%
Fail 1.55 AAA 9.54
300 Copy
#93A49A
RGB 147, 164, 154
HSL 145°, 9%, 61%
Fail 2.62 AA 5.63
500 Copy
#4B6857
RGB 75, 104, 87
HSL 145°, 16%, 35%
AA 6.15 Fail 2.4
700 Copy
#384E41
RGB 56, 78, 65
HSL 145°, 16%, 26%
AAA 9.0 Fail 1.64
900 Copy
#26342C
RGB 38, 52, 44
HSL 146°, 16%, 18%
AAA 13.04 Fail 1.13
Click a swatch to copy its hex code. Badges show WCAG contrast against white text and against dark text (#0F2A3F). AAA is 7:1 or higher. AA is 4.5:1 or higher. AA large is 3:1 or higher.
In use
Sample components show how the colours work together.
Buttons
Primary action
Secondary
Outline
Call to action
Confirm
Navigation
Sea green Work Services About Contact
Alerts
Information uses the secondary colour.
Success uses tertiary.
Warnings use quaternary.
Typography
Heading in primary
Body copy in neutral 500 on a white card. This keeps long text easy to read.
Muted caption text in neutral 300.
Links use primary 500
Dark surface
Primary 900 works as a footer or hero background. Secondary 300 gives headings lift without glare.
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Copy this block into your stylesheet, or link to 4b6857-analogous.css and 4b6857-analogous.json .
:root {
--primary-50: #EDF0EE;
--primary-100: #C9D2CD;
--primary-300: #93A49A;
--primary-500: #4B6857;
--primary-700: #384E41;
--primary-900: #26342C;
--secondary-50: #EDF0ED;
--secondary-100: #CAD2C9;
--secondary-300: #95A493;
--secondary-500: #4E684B;
--secondary-700: #3A4E38;
--secondary-900: #273426;
--tertiary-50: #EDF0F0;
--tertiary-100: #C9D2D1;
--tertiary-300: #93A4A3;
--tertiary-500: #4B6866;
--tertiary-700: #384E4C;
--tertiary-900: #263433;
--quaternary-50: #EFF0ED;
--quaternary-100: #CED2C9;
--quaternary-300: #9DA493;
--quaternary-500: #5C684B;
--quaternary-700: #454E38;
--quaternary-900: #2E3426;
--quinary-50: #EDEFF0;
--quinary-100: #C9CED2;
--quinary-300: #939DA4;
--quinary-500: #4B5C68;
--quinary-700: #38454E;
--quinary-900: #262E34;
--neutral-50: #EDF0EE;
--neutral-100: #C9D2CD;
--neutral-300: #93A49A;
--neutral-500: #4B6857;
--neutral-700: #384E41;
--neutral-900: #26342C;
}
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Steps 50 to 300 are tints. Step 500 is the base colour. Steps 700 and 900 are shades.