#484D44#484D44

#484D44 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.016 H 131.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484D44
RGB	rgb(72, 77, 68)
HSL	hsl(93, 6%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(93, 12%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 11.7%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.04, -3.98, 4.65)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.04, 6.12, 130.53°)
OKLab	oklab(41.27% -0.0105 0.0121)
OKLCH	oklch(41.27% 0.016 131)
XYZ	xyz(6.3696, 7.1028, 6.5031)
Luminance	0.0710 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484D44 #49444D

analogous

#4C4D44 #484D44 #444D44

triadic

#484D44 #44484D #4D4448

tetradic

#484D44 #444C4D #49444D #4D4444

square

#484D44 #444C4D #49444D #4D4444

split-complementary

#484D44 #44444D #4D444C

monochromatic

#0F100E #2A2C27 #484D44 #666D61 #858D7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.68

#484D44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#484D44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484D44

8.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484D44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484D44	1.00	8.68	2.42	8.68
#FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4C44

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4B44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484C4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484d44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 77, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.016 131.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7e77',
    500: '#484d44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484d44;
$custom-light: #7b7e77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484d44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 93.333,
    "s": 6.207,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41269,
    "c": 0.01603,
    "h": 131
  },
  "luminance": 0.07103
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484D44

secondary

#77717C

accent

#78AF97

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090A08

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484D44

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

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