#484142#484142

#484142 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.010 H 7.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484142
RGB	rgb(72, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(351, 5%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(351, 10%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.7%, 8.3%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.25, 3.19, 0.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.25, 3.23, 8.47°)
OKLab	oklab(38.27% 0.0096 0.0013)
OKLCH	oklch(38.27% 0.01 7.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.5461, 5.5517, 5.9326)
Luminance	0.0555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484142 #414847

analogous

#484146 #484142 #484441

triadic

#484142 #424841 #414248

tetradic

#484142 #464841 #414847 #444148

square

#484142 #464841 #414847 #444148

split-complementary

#484142 #414844 #414648

monochromatic

#100F0F #282425 #484142 #685E5F #887B7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.95

#484142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#484142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484142

9.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484142	1.00	9.95	2.11	9.95
#FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#434342

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A4141

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.010 7.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7576',
    500: '#484142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484142;
$custom-light: #7b7576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 5.109,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38269,
    "c": 0.00972,
    "h": 7.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05552
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484142

secondary

#6E7675

accent

#AEA77A

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484142

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

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