#484838#484838

#484838 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.026 H 107.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484838
RGB	rgb(72, 72, 56)
HSL	hsl(60, 13%, 25%)
HSV	hsv(60, 22%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 0%, 22.2%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.15, -3.18, 9.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.15, 10.15, 108.26°)
OKLab	oklab(39.67% -0.0078 0.0246)
OKLCH	oklch(39.67% 0.026 107.5)
XYZ	xyz(5.7036, 6.2980, 4.6558)
Luminance	0.0630 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484838 #383848

analogous

#484038 #484838 #404838

triadic

#484838 #384848 #483848

tetradic

#484838 #384840 #383848 #483840

square

#484838 #384840 #383848 #483840

split-complementary

#484838 #384048 #403848

monochromatic

#11110D #26261D #484838 #6A6A53 #8D8D6E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.29

#484838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#484838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484838

9.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484838	1.00	9.29	2.26	9.29
#FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4737

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4739

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A4644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 72, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.026 107.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7a6e',
    500: '#484838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484838;
$custom-light: #7b7a6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 60,
    "s": 12.5,
    "l": 25.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39673,
    "c": 0.02579,
    "h": 107.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06298
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484838

secondary

#646478

accent

#72B572

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EDEDEC

border

#C8C8C7

text

#090907

muted

#7B7B7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #484838

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

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