#484C49#484C49

#484C49 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.007 H 153.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484C49
RGB	rgb(72, 76, 73)
HSL	hsl(135, 3%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(135, 5%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.3%, 0%, 3.9%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.87, -2.29, 1.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.87, 2.60, 152.03°)
OKLab	oklab(41.18% -0.0064 0.0032)
OKLCH	oklch(41.18% 0.007 153.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.4593, 7.0276, 7.3182)
Luminance	0.0703 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484C49 #4C484B

analogous

#494C48 #484C49 #484C4B

triadic

#484C49 #49484C #4C4948

tetradic

#484C49 #48494C #4C484B #4C4B48

square

#484C49 #48494C #4C484B #4C4B48

split-complementary

#484C49 #4B484C #4C4849

monochromatic

#0F100F #2A2D2B #484C49 #666B67 #848A86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.73

#484C49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.41

#484C49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484C49

8.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484C49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484C49	1.00	8.73	2.41	8.73
#FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.41	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.73	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4B49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4B49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484c49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 76, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.007 153.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7e7b',
    500: '#484c49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484c49;
$custom-light: #7b7e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484c49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 135,
    "s": 2.703,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41182,
    "c": 0.00716,
    "h": 153.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07028
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484C49

secondary

#7A7679

accent

#7CA0AC

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484C49

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

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