#484E38#484E38

#484E38 is a dark, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.071; OKLCH L 41.2% C 0.036 H 120.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E38
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 56)
HSL	hsl(76, 16%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(76, 28%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 28.2%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.06, -6.86, 12.25)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.06, 14.04, 119.23°)
OKLab	oklab(41.19% -0.0182 0.031)
OKLCH	oklch(41.19% 0.036 120.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.1106, 7.1120, 4.7915)
Luminance	0.0711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E38 #3E384E

analogous

#4E4938 #484E38 #3D4E38

triadic

#484E38 #38484E #4E3848

tetradic

#484E38 #384E49 #3E384E #4E383D

square

#484E38 #384E49 #3E384E #4E383D

split-complementary

#484E38 #383D4E #49384E

monochromatic

#10120D #272A1E #484E38 #697252 #8A956B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.67

#484E38 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.42

#484E38 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E38

8.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E38	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E38	1.00	8.67	2.42	8.67
#FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.67	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#514B37

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#504B39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A4C48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e38;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.2% 0.036 120.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f6e',
    500: '#484e38',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e38;
$custom-light: #7b7f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e38",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 76.364,
    "s": 16.418,
    "l": 26.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41187,
    "c": 0.03591,
    "h": 120.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07112
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E38

secondary

#6B647E

accent

#6FB983

background

#F7F7F6

surface

#EDEEEC

border

#C8C9C7

text

#090A07

muted

#7B7C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E38

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

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