#444E48#444E48

#444E48 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.016 H 159.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#444E48
RGB	rgb(68, 78, 72)
HSL	hsl(144, 7%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(144, 13%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.8%, 0%, 7.7%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.14, -5.37, 2.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.14, 5.80, 157.74°)
OKLab	oklab(41.3% -0.0151 0.0057)
OKLCH	oklch(41.3% 0.016 159.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.2777, 7.1455, 7.1781)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#444E48 #4E444A

analogous

#454E44 #444E48 #444E4D

triadic

#444E48 #48444E #4E4844

tetradic

#444E48 #44454E #4E444A #4E4D44

square

#444E48 #44454E #4E444A #4E4D44

split-complementary

#444E48 #4D444E #4E4445

monochromatic

#0E100F #272D2A #444E48 #616F66 #7E8E85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#444E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#444E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #444E48

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##444E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##444E48	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4C48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4B48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#424E4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #444e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(68, 78, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.016 159.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#787f7a',
    500: '#444e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #444e48;
$custom-light: #787f7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#444e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 68,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 144,
    "s": 6.849,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41298,
    "c": 0.01619,
    "h": 159.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07146
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#444E48

secondary

#7D7178

accent

#789AB0

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#080A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #444E48

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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