#484E40#484E40

#484E40 is a dark, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.4% C 0.024 H 126.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E40
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 64)
HSL	hsl(86, 10%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(86, 18%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 17.9%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.25, -5.39, 7.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.25, 9.22, 125.75°)
OKLab	oklab(41.4% -0.0142 0.0193)
OKLCH	oklch(41.4% 0.024 126.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.3222, 7.1966, 5.9055)
Luminance	0.0720 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E40 #46404E

analogous

#4E4D40 #484E40 #414E40

triadic

#484E40 #40484E #4E4048

tetradic

#484E40 #404E4D #46404E #4E4041

square

#484E40 #404E4D #46404E #4E4041

split-complementary

#484E40 #40414E #4D404E

monochromatic

#10110E #292C24 #484E40 #67705C #869078

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.61

#484E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.44

#484E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E40

8.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E40	1.00	8.61	2.44	8.61
#FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.44	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#504C3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4C41

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494D4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.4% 0.024 126.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f74',
    500: '#484e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e40;
$custom-light: #7b7f74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 85.714,
    "s": 9.859,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41401,
    "c": 0.02395,
    "h": 126.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07197
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E40

secondary

#746D7D

accent

#75B38F

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090A08

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E40

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

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