#484440#484440

#484440 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.009 H 67.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484440
RGB	rgb(72, 68, 64)
HSL	hsl(30, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(30, 11%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.6%, 11.1%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.11, 0.85, 3.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.11, 3.14, 74.22°)
OKLab	oklab(38.92% 0.0033 0.0079)
OKLCH	oklch(38.92% 0.009 67.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.6649, 5.8822, 5.6864)
Luminance	0.0588 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484440 #404448

analogous

#484040 #484440 #484840

triadic

#484440 #404844 #444048

tetradic

#484440 #404840 #404448 #484048

square

#484440 #404840 #404448 #484048

split-complementary

#484440 #404848 #404048

monochromatic

#100F0E #282523 #484440 #68635D #89817A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.65

#484440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#484440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484440

9.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484440	1.00	9.65	2.18	9.65
#FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.65	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#454440

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464540

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A4343

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 68, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.009 67.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7774',
    500: '#484440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484440;
$custom-light: #7b7774;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38924,
    "c": 0.00859,
    "h": 67.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.05882
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484440

secondary

#6D7277

accent

#94AF79

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484440

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

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