#484D49#484D49

#484D49 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.009 H 151.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484D49
RGB	rgb(72, 77, 73)
HSL	hsl(132, 3%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(132, 6%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.5%, 0%, 5.2%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.18, -2.92, 1.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.18, 3.36, 150.16°)
OKLab	oklab(41.43% -0.0081 0.0044)
OKLCH	oklch(41.43% 0.009 151.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.5287, 7.1665, 7.3413)
Luminance	0.0717 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484D49 #4D484C

analogous

#4A4D48 #484D49 #484D4C

triadic

#484D49 #49484D #4D4948

tetradic

#484D49 #484A4D #4D484C #4D4C48

square

#484D49 #484A4D #4D484C #4D4C48

split-complementary

#484D49 #4C484D #4D484A

monochromatic

#0F100F #2A2D2B #484D49 #666D67 #848C85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.63

#484D49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.43

#484D49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484D49

8.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484D49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484D49	1.00	8.63	2.43	8.63
#FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4C49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4B49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474D4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484d49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 77, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.009 151.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7e7b',
    500: '#484d49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484d49;
$custom-light: #7b7e7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484d49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 132,
    "s": 3.356,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41429,
    "c": 0.00921,
    "h": 151.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07167
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484D49

secondary

#7B767A

accent

#7BA3AD

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484D49

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

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