#484E53#484E53

#484E53 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.0% C 0.011 H 243.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E53
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 83)
HSL	hsl(207, 7%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(207, 13%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.3%, 6%, 0%, 67.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.81, -1.23, -3.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.81, 3.97, 251.88°)
OKLab	oklab(42.03% -0.0052 -0.0102)
OKLCH	oklch(42.03% 0.011 243.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.9579, 7.4509, 9.2535)
Luminance	0.0745 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E53 #534D48

analogous

#485352 #484E53 #484853

triadic

#484E53 #53484E #4E5348

tetradic

#484E53 #524853 #534D48 #485348

square

#484E53 #524853 #534D48 #485348

split-complementary

#484E53 #534848 #535248

monochromatic

#0F1011 #2C2F32 #484E53 #646D74 #828B93

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#484E53 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#484E53 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E53

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E53	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E53	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4E53

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4D53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#454F50

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e53;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.0% 0.011 243.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f83',
    500: '#484e53',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e53;
$custom-light: #7b7f83;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e53",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 207.273,
    "s": 7.097,
    "l": 30.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4203,
    "c": 0.0114,
    "h": 243.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.07451
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E53

secondary

#827B75

accent

#9178B0

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEEEF

border

#C8C9CA

text

#090A0A

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E53

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

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