#484B48#484B48

#484B48 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.006 H 145.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484B48
RGB	rgb(72, 75, 72)
HSL	hsl(120, 2%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(120, 4%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(4%, 0%, 4%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.53, -1.89, 1.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.53, 2.33, 144.23°)
OKLab	oklab(40.9% -0.0052 0.0036)
OKLCH	oklch(40.9% 0.006 145.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.3581, 6.8777, 7.1222)
Luminance	0.0688 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Color harmonies

complementary

#484B48 #4B484B

analogous

#4A4B48 #484B48 #484B4A

triadic

#484B48 #48484B #4B4848

tetradic

#484B48 #484A4B #4B484B #4B4A48

square

#484B48 #484A4B #4B484B #4B4A48

split-complementary

#484B48 #4A484B #4B484A

monochromatic

#0F100F #2A2C2A #484B48 #666A66 #848984

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.84

#484B48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#484B48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484B48

8.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484B48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484B48	1.00	8.84	2.38	8.84
#FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.84	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4A48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4A48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484B4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484b48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 75, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.006 145.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a7d7a',
    500: '#484b48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484b48;
$custom-light: #7a7d7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484b48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 2.041,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40902,
    "c": 0.00629,
    "h": 145.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484B48

secondary

#797679

accent

#7DABAB

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484B48

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

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