#484E46#484E46

#484E46 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.015 H 137.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E46
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 70)
HSL	hsl(105, 5%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(105, 10%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 10.3%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.41, -4.17, 3.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.41, 5.72, 136.88°)
OKLab	oklab(41.58% -0.0112 0.0102)
OKLCH	oklch(41.58% 0.015 137.8)
XYZ	xyz(6.5022, 7.2686, 6.8536)
Luminance	0.0727 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E46 #4C464E

analogous

#4C4E46 #484E46 #464E48

triadic

#484E46 #46484E #4E4648

tetradic

#484E46 #464C4E #4C464E #4E4846

square

#484E46 #464C4E #4C464E #4E4846

split-complementary

#484E46 #48464E #4E464C

monochromatic

#0F100E #2A2E29 #484E46 #666E63 #848E81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.56

#484E46 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.45

#484E46 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E46

8.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E46	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E46	1.00	8.56	2.45	8.56
#FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.56	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4D46

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4C46

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484D4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e46;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 70);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.015 137.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f79',
    500: '#484e46',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e46;
$custom-light: #7b7f79;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e46",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 70
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 105,
    "s": 5.405,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41581,
    "c": 0.01518,
    "h": 137.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07269
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E46

secondary

#7A737C

accent

#79AFA1

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E46

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

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