#484E49#484E49

#484E49 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.7% C 0.011 H 150.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E49
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 73)
HSL	hsl(130, 4%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(130, 8%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.7%, 0%, 6.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.50, -3.53, 2.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.50, 4.12, 148.96°)
OKLab	oklab(41.68% -0.0098 0.0056)
OKLCH	oklch(41.68% 0.011 150.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.5992, 7.3075, 7.3648)
Luminance	0.0731 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#484E49 #4E484D

analogous

#4A4E48 #484E49 #484E4C

triadic

#484E49 #49484E #4E4948

tetradic

#484E49 #484A4E #4E484D #4E4C48

square

#484E49 #484A4E #4E484D #4E4C48

split-complementary

#484E49 #4C484E #4E484A

monochromatic

#0F100F #2B2E2B #484E49 #656E67 #838D85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.53

#484E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.46

#484E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E49

8.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E49	1.00	8.53	2.46	8.53
#FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.46	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.53	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4E4D49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4C49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474E4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4C4C4C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.7% 0.011 150.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f7b',
    500: '#484e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e49;
$custom-light: #7b7f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 130,
    "s": 4,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41677,
    "c": 0.01127,
    "h": 150.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.07308
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E49

secondary

#7C767B

accent

#7BA5AD

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#090A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E49

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

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