#484042#484042

#484042 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.011 H 0.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484042
RGB	rgb(72, 64, 66)
HSL	hsl(345, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(345, 11%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.1%, 8.3%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.95, 3.84, 0.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.95, 3.84, 0.46°)
OKLab	oklab(38.03% 0.0114 0.0001)
OKLCH	oklch(38.03% 0.011 0.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.4892, 5.4379, 5.9137)
Luminance	0.0544 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484042 #404846

analogous

#484046 #484042 #484240

triadic

#484042 #424840 #404248

tetradic

#484042 #464840 #404846 #424048

square

#484042 #464840 #404846 #424048

split-complementary

#484042 #404842 #404648

monochromatic

#100E0F #282324 #484042 #685D60 #897A7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.06

#484042 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#484042 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484042

10.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484042	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484042	1.00	10.06	2.09	10.06
#FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#414142

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434242

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A4041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484042;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 64, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.011 0.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7476',
    500: '#484042',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484042;
$custom-light: #7b7476;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484042",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 345,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38031,
    "c": 0.01144,
    "h": 0.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05438
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484042

secondary

#6D7774

accent

#AFA179

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484042

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

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