#484C40#484C40

#484C40 is a dark, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.020 H 122.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484C40
RGB	rgb(72, 76, 64)
HSL	hsl(80, 9%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(80, 16%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 15.8%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.62, -4.16, 6.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.62, 7.80, 122.28°)
OKLab	oklab(40.9% -0.0108 0.017)
OKLCH	oklch(40.9% 0.02 122.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.1822, 6.9168, 5.8589)
Luminance	0.0692 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484C40 #44404C

analogous

#4C4A40 #484C40 #424C40

triadic

#484C40 #40484C #4C4048

tetradic

#484C40 #404C4A #44404C #4C4042

square

#484C40 #404C4A #44404C #4C4042

split-complementary

#484C40 #40424C #4A404C

monochromatic

#10110E #292B24 #484C40 #676D5C #878E79

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.81

#484C40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.38

#484C40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484C40

8.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484C40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484C40	1.00	8.81	2.38	8.81
#FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4A3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4A40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484c40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 76, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.020 122.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7e74',
    500: '#484c40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484c40;
$custom-light: #7b7e74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484c40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 80,
    "s": 8.571,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40898,
    "c": 0.02016,
    "h": 122.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484C40

secondary

#726D7B

accent

#76B28A

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484C40

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

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