#484140#484140

#484140 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.010 H 27.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484140
RGB	rgb(72, 65, 64)
HSL	hsl(8, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(8, 11%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 11.1%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.19, 2.78, 1.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.19, 3.25, 31.34°)
OKLab	oklab(38.2% 0.0087 0.0045)
OKLCH	oklch(38.2% 0.01 27.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.4881, 5.5286, 5.6275)
Luminance	0.0553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484140 #404748

analogous

#484043 #484140 #484540

triadic

#484140 #404841 #414048

tetradic

#484140 #434840 #404748 #454048

square

#484140 #434840 #404748 #454048

split-complementary

#484140 #404845 #404348

monochromatic

#100F0E #282423 #484140 #685E5D #897C7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.97

#484140 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#484140 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484140

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484140	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484140	1.00	9.97	2.11	9.97
#FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444340

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A4041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484140;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 65, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.010 27.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7574',
    500: '#484140',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484140;
$custom-light: #7b7574;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484140",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 7.5,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38201,
    "c": 0.00979,
    "h": 27.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05528
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484140

secondary

#6D7577

accent

#A8AF79

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484140

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

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