#484E55#484E55

#484E55 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.014 H 252.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E55
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 85)
HSL	hsl(212, 8%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(212, 15%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.3%, 8.2%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.88, -0.75, -4.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.88, 5.00, 261.39°)
OKLab	oklab(42.11% -0.0043 -0.0133)
OKLCH	oklch(42.11% 0.014 252.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.0362, 7.4823, 9.6661)
Luminance	0.0748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E55 #554F48

analogous

#485455 #484E55 #484855

triadic

#484E55 #55484E #4E5548

tetradic

#484E55 #554854 #554F48 #485548

square

#484E55 #554854 #554F48 #485548

split-complementary

#484E55 #554848 #545548

monochromatic

#101113 #2C3034 #484E55 #646C76 #828B95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#484E55 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#484E55 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E55

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E55	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E55	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4C4E55

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4D55

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#455050

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e55;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.014 252.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f84',
    500: '#484e55',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e55;
$custom-light: #7b7f84;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e55",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 8.28,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42106,
    "c": 0.01401,
    "h": 252.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07482
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E55

secondary

#847D75

accent

#9676B1

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEEEF

border

#C8C9CA

text

#090A0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E55

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

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