#484E43#484E43

#484E43 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.019 H 130.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E43
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 67)
HSL	hsl(93, 8%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(93, 14%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 14.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.33, -4.79, 5.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.33, 7.44, 130.09°)
OKLab	oklab(41.49% -0.0127 0.0148)
OKLCH	oklch(41.49% 0.019 130.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.4098, 7.2317, 6.3673)
Luminance	0.0723 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E43 #49434E

analogous

#4D4E43 #484E43 #434E43

triadic

#484E43 #43484E #4E4348

tetradic

#484E43 #434D4E #49434E #4E4343

square

#484E43 #434D4E #49434E #4E4343

split-complementary

#484E43 #43434E #4E434D

monochromatic

#0F100E #2A2D27 #484E43 #666F5F #858F7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#484E43 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#484E43 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E43

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E43	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E43	1.00	8.58	2.45	8.58
#FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.58	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4C42

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4C43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484D4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e43;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.019 130.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f77',
    500: '#484e43',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e43;
$custom-light: #7b7f77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e43",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 92.727,
    "s": 7.586,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41488,
    "c": 0.01949,
    "h": 130.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07232
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E43

secondary

#77707D

accent

#77B197

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090A08

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E43

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

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