#484C41#484C41

#484C41 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.019 H 123.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484C41
RGB	rgb(72, 76, 65)
HSL	hsl(82, 8%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(82, 14%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 14.5%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.64, -3.97, 5.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.64, 7.19, 123.49°)
OKLab	oklab(40.93% -0.0103 0.0155)
OKLCH	oklch(40.93% 0.019 123.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.2109, 6.9282, 6.0101)
Luminance	0.0693 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484C41 #45414C

analogous

#4C4A41 #484C41 #434C41

triadic

#484C41 #41484C #4C4148

tetradic

#484C41 #414C4A #45414C #4C4143

square

#484C41 #414C4A #45414C #4C4143

split-complementary

#484C41 #41434C #4A414C

monochromatic

#10100E #292B25 #484C41 #676D5D #868D7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.80

#484C41 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#484C41 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484C41

8.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484C41	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484C41	1.00	8.80	2.39	8.80
#FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B40

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4A41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484c41;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 76, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.019 123.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7e75',
    500: '#484c41',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484c41;
$custom-light: #7b7e75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484c41",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 81.818,
    "s": 7.801,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40928,
    "c": 0.01862,
    "h": 123.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06928
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484C41

secondary

#736E7B

accent

#77B18C

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484C41

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

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