#484A44#484A44

#484A44 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.010 H 121.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484A44
RGB	rgb(72, 74, 68)
HSL	hsl(80, 4%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(80, 8%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 8.1%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.10, -2.11, 3.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.10, 3.92, 122.65°)
OKLab	oklab(40.52% -0.0054 0.0086)
OKLCH	oklch(40.52% 0.01 121.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.1645, 6.6926, 6.4348)
Luminance	0.0669 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484A44 #46444A

analogous

#4A4944 #484A44 #454A44

triadic

#484A44 #44484A #4A4448

tetradic

#484A44 #444A49 #46444A #4A4445

square

#484A44 #444A49 #46444A #4A4445

split-complementary

#484A44 #44454A #49444A

monochromatic

#10100F #292A27 #484A44 #676A61 #86897F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.98

#484A44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#484A44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484A44

8.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484A44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484A44	1.00	8.98	2.34	8.98
#FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4944

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4944

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484a44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 74, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.010 121.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7c77',
    500: '#484a44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484a44;
$custom-light: #7b7c77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484a44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80,
    "s": 4.225,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40523,
    "c": 0.01016,
    "h": 121.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06693
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484A44

secondary

#747178

accent

#7AAD8B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484A44

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

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