#484B49#484B49

#484B49 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.005 H 157.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.83:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484B49
RGB	rgb(72, 75, 73)
HSL	hsl(140, 2%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(140, 4%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(4%, 0%, 2.7%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.56, -1.67, 0.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.56, 1.84, 155.42°)
OKLab	oklab(40.94% -0.0047 0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(40.94% 0.005 157)
XYZ	xyz(6.3909, 6.8909, 7.2954)
Luminance	0.0689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484B49 #4B484A

analogous

#494B48 #484B49 #484B4B

triadic

#484B49 #49484B #4B4948

tetradic

#484B49 #48494B #4B484A #4B4B48

square

#484B49 #48494B #4B484A #4B4B48

split-complementary

#484B49 #4B484B #4B4849

monochromatic

#0F100F #2A2C2B #484B49 #666A67 #848986

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.83

#484B49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#484B49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484B49

8.83:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484B49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484B49	1.00	8.83	2.38	8.83
#FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.83	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4A49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484B4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484b49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 75, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.005 157.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a7d7b',
    500: '#484b49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484b49;
$custom-light: #7a7d7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484b49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 140,
    "s": 2.041,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40935,
    "c": 0.00512,
    "h": 157
  },
  "luminance": 0.06891
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484B49

secondary

#797678

accent

#7D9CAB

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484B49

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

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