#484A42#484A42

#484A42 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.013 H 118.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484A42
RGB	rgb(72, 74, 66)
HSL	hsl(75, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(75, 11%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 10.8%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.04, -2.52, 4.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.04, 5.16, 119.31°)
OKLab	oklab(40.46% -0.0063 0.0117)
OKLCH	oklch(40.46% 0.013 118.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.1045, 6.6686, 6.1188)
Luminance	0.0667 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484A42 #44424A

analogous

#4A4842 #484A42 #444A42

triadic

#484A42 #42484A #4A4248

tetradic

#484A42 #424A48 #44424A #4A4244

square

#484A42 #424A48 #44424A #4A4244

split-complementary

#484A42 #42444A #48424A

monochromatic

#10100E #292A25 #484A42 #676A5F #878A7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.00

#484A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#484A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484A42

9.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484A42	1.00	9.00	2.33	9.00
#FFFFFF	9.00	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.00	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4942

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4942

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 74, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.013 118.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7c76',
    500: '#484a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484a42;
$custom-light: #7b7c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 75,
    "s": 5.714,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4046,
    "c": 0.01332,
    "h": 118.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06669
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484A42

secondary

#726F79

accent

#79AF86

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484A42

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

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