#484E56#484E56

#484E56 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.015 H 255.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#484E56
RGB	rgb(72, 78, 86)
HSL	hsl(214, 9%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(214, 16%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 9.3%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.92, -0.50, -5.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.92, 5.55, 264.82°)
OKLab	oklab(42.15% -0.0038 -0.0149)
OKLCH	oklch(42.15% 0.015 255.6)
XYZ	xyz(7.0762, 7.4983, 9.8768)
Luminance	0.0750 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#484E56 #565048

analogous

#485556 #484E56 #494856

triadic

#484E56 #56484E #4E5648

tetradic

#484E56 #564855 #565048 #485649

square

#484E56 #564855 #565048 #485649

split-complementary

#484E56 #564948 #555648

monochromatic

#101213 #2C3035 #484E56 #646C77 #828B96

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#484E56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#484E56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #484E56

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##484E56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##484E56	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4E56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4D56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#455051

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #484e56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 78, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.015 255.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f85',
    500: '#484e56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #484e56;
$custom-light: #7b7f85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#484e56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 214.286,
    "s": 8.861,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42145,
    "c": 0.01541,
    "h": 255.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.07498
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#484E56

secondary

#857E75

accent

#9876B2

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEEEF

border

#C8C9CA

text

#090A0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #484E56

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

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