#484B40#484B40

#484B40 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.018 H 119.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484B40
RGB	rgb(72, 75, 64)
HSL	hsl(76, 8%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(76, 15%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(4%, 0%, 14.7%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.30, -3.54, 6.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.30, 7.09, 119.98°)
OKLab	oklab(40.65% -0.0091 0.0159)
OKLCH	oklch(40.65% 0.018 119.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.1139, 6.7800, 5.8361)
Luminance	0.0678 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484B40 #43404B

analogous

#4B4940 #484B40 #434B40

triadic

#484B40 #40484B #4B4048

tetradic

#484B40 #404B49 #43404B #4B4043

square

#484B40 #404B49 #43404B #4B4043

split-complementary

#484B40 #40434B #49404B

monochromatic

#10110E #282A24 #484B40 #686C5C #878D79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#484B40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#484B40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484B40

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484B40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484B40	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4A3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4A40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494A48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484b40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 75, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.018 119.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7d74',
    500: '#484b40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484b40;
$custom-light: #7b7d74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484b40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 76.364,
    "s": 7.914,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40648,
    "c": 0.01831,
    "h": 119.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0678
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484B40

secondary

#706D7A

accent

#77B187

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484B40

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

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