#48484C#48484C

#48484C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.3% C 0.007 H 286.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#48484C
RGB	rgb(72, 72, 76)
HSL	hsl(240, 3%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(240, 5%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 5.3%, 0%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.72, 0.90, -2.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.72, 2.55, 290.64°)
OKLab	oklab(40.31% 0.0018 -0.0064)
OKLCH	oklch(40.31% 0.007 286.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.2941, 6.5342, 7.7657)
Luminance	0.0653 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#48484C #4C4C48

analogous

#484A4C #48484C #4A484C

triadic

#48484C #4C4848 #484C48

tetradic

#48484C #4C484A #4C4C48 #484C4A

square

#48484C #4C484A #4C4C48 #484C4A

split-complementary

#48484C #4C4A48 #4A4C48

monochromatic

#0F0F10 #2A2A2D #48484C #66666B #84848A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.10

#48484C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#48484C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #48484C

9.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##48484C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##48484C	1.00	9.10	2.31	9.10
#FFFFFF	9.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#47484C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#47484C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474949

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #48484c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 72, 76);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.3% 0.007 286.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7a7e',
    500: '#48484c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #48484c;
$custom-light: #7b7a7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#48484c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 76
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 2.703,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4031,
    "c": 0.00663,
    "h": 286.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06534
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#48484C

secondary

#7A7A76

accent

#AC7CAC

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#090909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #48484C

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

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