#48404A#48404A

#48404A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.020 H 319.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48404A
RGB	rgb(72, 64, 74)
HSL	hsl(288, 7%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(288, 14%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 13.5%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.22, 5.59, -4.80)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.22, 7.37, 319.34°)
OKLab	oklab(38.33% 0.015 -0.0128)
OKLCH	oklch(38.33% 0.02 319.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.7417, 5.5390, 7.2439)
Luminance	0.0554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48404A #424A40

analogous

#43404A #48404A #4A4047

triadic

#48404A #4A4840 #404A48

tetradic

#48404A #4A4340 #424A40 #40474A

square

#48404A #4A4340 #424A40 #40474A

split-complementary

#48404A #474A40 #404A43

monochromatic

#100E10 #282429 #48404A #685C6B #88798B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.96

#48404A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#48404A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48404A

9.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48404A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48404A	1.00	9.96	2.11	9.96
#FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3F424A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41434A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484143

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48404a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 64, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.020 319.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b747c',
    500: '#48404a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48404a;
$custom-light: #7b747c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48404a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 64,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 288,
    "s": 7.246,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38332,
    "c": 0.01974,
    "h": 319.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05539
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48404A

secondary

#6F796D

accent

#B07783

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#090809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #48404A

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

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