#484238#484238

#484238 is a dark, near-neutral orange. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.018 H 80.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484238
RGB	rgb(72, 66, 56)
HSL	hsl(38, 13%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(38, 22%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 22.2%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.27, 0.60, 7.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.27, 7.04, 85.11°)
OKLab	oklab(38.19% 0.003 0.0181)
OKLCH	oklch(38.19% 0.018 80.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.3345, 5.5598, 4.5327)
Luminance	0.0556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484238 #383E48

analogous

#483A38 #484238 #464838

triadic

#484238 #384842 #423848

tetradic

#484238 #38483A #383E48 #483846

square

#484238 #38483A #383E48 #483846

split-complementary

#484238 #384648 #3A3848

monochromatic

#11100D #26221D #484238 #6A6253 #8D816E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.94

#484238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#484238 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484238

9.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484238	1.00	9.94	2.11	9.94
#FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.94	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454237

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464338

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B403F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 66, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.018 80.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b766e',
    500: '#484238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484238;
$custom-light: #7b766e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.5,
    "s": 12.5,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38192,
    "c": 0.01836,
    "h": 80.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484238

secondary

#646B78

accent

#8CB572

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EDEDEB

border

#C8C8C6

text

#090807

muted

#7B7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #484238

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

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