#484E44#484E44

#484E44 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.072; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.018 H 132.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E44
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 68)
HSL	hsl(96, 7%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(96, 13%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 12.8%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.36, -4.59, 5.10)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.36, 6.86, 131.99°)
OKLab	oklab(41.52% -0.0122 0.0133)
OKLCH	oklch(41.52% 0.018 132.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.4401, 7.2438, 6.5266)
Luminance	0.0724 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E44 #4A444E

analogous

#4D4E44 #484E44 #444E45

triadic

#484E44 #44484E #4E4448

tetradic

#484E44 #444D4E #4A444E #4E4544

square

#484E44 #444D4E #4A444E #4E4544

split-complementary

#484E44 #45444E #4E444D

monochromatic

#0F100E #2A2D27 #484E44 #666F61 #858E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.58

#484E44 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#484E44 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E44

8.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E44	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E44	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)

#4F4C43

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4C44

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484D4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e44;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 68);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.018 132.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f77',
    500: '#484e44',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e44;
$custom-light: #7b7f77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e44",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 68
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 96,
    "s": 6.849,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41519,
    "c": 0.01802,
    "h": 132.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07244
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E44

secondary

#78717D

accent

#78B09A

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090A08

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E44

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

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