#484D48#484D48

#484D48 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.010 H 145.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484D48
RGB	rgb(72, 77, 72)
HSL	hsl(120, 3%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(120, 6%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 6.5%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.15, -3.13, 2.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.15, 3.87, 144.11°)
OKLab	oklab(41.4% -0.0086 0.0059)
OKLCH	oklch(41.4% 0.01 145.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4958, 7.1533, 7.1681)
Luminance	0.0715 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484D48 #4D484D

analogous

#4B4D48 #484D48 #484D4B

triadic

#484D48 #48484D #4D4848

tetradic

#484D48 #484B4D #4D484D #4D4B48

square

#484D48 #484B4D #4D484D #4D4B48

split-complementary

#484D48 #4B484D #4D484B

monochromatic

#0F100F #2A2D2A #484D48 #666D66 #848C84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.64

#484D48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#484D48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484D48

8.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484D48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484D48	1.00	8.64	2.43	8.64
#FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.64	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4C48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4B48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484D4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484d48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 77, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.010 145.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7e7a',
    500: '#484d48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484d48;
$custom-light: #7b7e7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484d48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 3.356,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41396,
    "c": 0.01044,
    "h": 145.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07153
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484D48

secondary

#7B767B

accent

#7BADAD

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484D48

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

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