#484E45#484E45

#484E45 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.5% C 0.017 H 135.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E45
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 69)
HSL	hsl(100, 6%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(100, 12%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 11.5%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.38, -4.38, 4.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.38, 6.29, 134.22°)
OKLab	oklab(41.55% -0.0117 0.0117)
OKLCH	oklch(41.55% 0.017 135)
XYZ	xyz(6.4709, 7.2561, 6.6887)
Luminance	0.0726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E45 #4B454E

analogous

#4D4E45 #484E45 #454E47

triadic

#484E45 #45484E #4E4548

tetradic

#484E45 #454D4E #4B454E #4E4745

square

#484E45 #454D4E #4B454E #4E4745

split-complementary

#484E45 #47454E #4E454D

monochromatic

#0F100E #2A2E28 #484E45 #666E62 #848E7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.57

#484E45 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#484E45 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E45

8.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E45	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E45	1.00	8.57	2.45	8.57
#FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.57	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4C45

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4C45

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484D4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e45;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 69);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.5% 0.017 135.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f78',
    500: '#484e45',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e45;
$custom-light: #7b7f78;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e45",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 69
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 100,
    "s": 6.122,
    "l": 28.824
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41549,
    "c": 0.01658,
    "h": 135
  },
  "luminance": 0.07256
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E45

secondary

#79727D

accent

#79AF9D

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E45

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

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