#484A4A#484A4A

#484A4A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.7% C 0.003 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484A4A
RGB	rgb(72, 74, 74)
HSL	hsl(180, 1%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(180, 3%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.28, -0.82, -0.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.28, 0.87, 199.26°)
OKLab	oklab(40.73% -0.0025 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(40.73% 0.003 197)
XYZ	xyz(6.3571, 6.7697, 7.4490)
Luminance	0.0677 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484A4A #4A4848

analogous

#484A49 #484A4A #48494A

triadic

#484A4A #4A484A #4A4A48

tetradic

#484A4A #49484A #4A4848 #494A48

square

#484A4A #49484A #4A4848 #494A48

split-complementary

#484A4A #4A4849 #4A4948

monochromatic

#0F1010 #2A2B2B #484A4A #666969 #858888

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.92

#484A4A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#484A4A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484A4A

8.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484A4A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484A4A	1.00	8.92	2.35	8.92
#FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4A4A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#49494A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474A4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484a4a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 74, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.7% 0.003 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a7c7c',
    500: '#484a4a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484a4a;
$custom-light: #7a7c7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484a4a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 1.37,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40725,
    "c": 0.00264,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.0677
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484A4A

secondary

#787676

accent

#7D7DAB

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEEE

border

#C8C9C9

text

#090909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484A4A

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

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