#484C44#484C44

#484C44 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.014 H 128.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484C44
RGB	rgb(72, 76, 68)
HSL	hsl(90, 6%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(90, 11%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 10.5%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.72, -3.36, 4.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.72, 5.38, 128.65°)
OKLab	oklab(41.02% -0.0088 0.0109)
OKLCH	oklch(41.02% 0.014 128.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.3001, 6.9639, 6.4800)
Luminance	0.0696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484C44 #48444C

analogous

#4C4C44 #484C44 #444C44

triadic

#484C44 #44484C #4C4448

tetradic

#484C44 #444C4C #48444C #4C4444

square

#484C44 #444C4C #48444C #4C4444

split-complementary

#484C44 #44444C #4C444C

monochromatic

#0F100E #292C27 #484C44 #676C61 #858C7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.78

#484C44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.39

#484C44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484C44

8.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484C44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484C44	1.00	8.78	2.39	8.78
#FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4B44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4B44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484B4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484c44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 76, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.014 128.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7e77',
    500: '#484c44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484c44;
$custom-light: #7b7e77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484c44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 90,
    "s": 5.556,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41019,
    "c": 0.01405,
    "h": 128.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06964
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484C44

secondary

#76717A

accent

#79AF94

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484C44

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

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