#484E48#484E48

#484E48 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.6% C 0.013 H 145.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E48
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 72)
HSL	hsl(120, 4%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(120, 8%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 7.7%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.47, -3.75, 2.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.47, 4.63, 144.04°)
OKLab	oklab(41.64% -0.0103 0.0071)
OKLCH	oklch(41.64% 0.013 145.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.5664, 7.2943, 7.1916)
Luminance	0.0729 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E48 #4E484E

analogous

#4B4E48 #484E48 #484E4B

triadic

#484E48 #48484E #4E4848

tetradic

#484E48 #484B4E #4E484E #4E4B48

square

#484E48 #484B4E #4E484E #4E4B48

split-complementary

#484E48 #4B484E #4E484B

monochromatic

#0F100F #2B2E2B #484E48 #656E65 #838D83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.54

#484E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#484E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E48

8.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E48	1.00	8.54	2.46	8.54
#FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4D48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4C48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484E4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.6% 0.013 145.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f7a',
    500: '#484e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e48;
$custom-light: #7b7f7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 4,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41644,
    "c": 0.0125,
    "h": 145.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07294
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E48

secondary

#7C767C

accent

#7BADAD

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E48

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

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