#484C42#484C42

#484C42 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.017 H 124.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484C42
RGB	rgb(72, 76, 66)
HSL	hsl(84, 7%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(84, 13%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 13.2%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.67, -3.77, 5.39)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.67, 6.58, 124.92°)
OKLab	oklab(40.96% -0.0098 0.014)
OKLCH	oklch(40.96% 0.017 124.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.2401, 6.9399, 6.1640)
Luminance	0.0694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484C42 #46424C

analogous

#4C4B42 #484C42 #434C42

triadic

#484C42 #42484C #4C4248

tetradic

#484C42 #424C4B #46424C #4C4243

square

#484C42 #424C4B #46424C #4C4243

split-complementary

#484C42 #42434C #4B424C

monochromatic

#10100E #292B26 #484C42 #676D5E #868D7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.79

#484C42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#484C42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484C42

8.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484C42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484C42	1.00	8.79	2.39	8.79
#FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B41

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4A42

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494B49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484c42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 76, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.017 124.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7e76',
    500: '#484c42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484c42;
$custom-light: #7b7e76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484c42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 84,
    "s": 7.042,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40958,
    "c": 0.01709,
    "h": 124.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0694
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484C42

secondary

#746F7B

accent

#78B08E

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484C42

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

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