#485151#485151

#485151 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.012 H 196.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485151
RGB	rgb(72, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(180, 6%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(180, 11%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.68, -3.57, -1.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.68, 3.78, 198.87°)
OKLab	oklab(42.69% -0.011 -0.0033)
OKLCH	oklch(42.69% 0.012 196.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.0998, 7.8565, 8.9254)
Luminance	0.0786 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485151 #514848

analogous

#48514D #485151 #484D51

triadic

#485151 #514851 #515148

tetradic

#485151 #4D4851 #514848 #4D5148

square

#485151 #4D4851 #514848 #4D5148

split-complementary

#485151 #51484D #514D48

monochromatic

#0E1010 #2B3131 #485151 #657171 #839191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.17

#485151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.57

#485151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485151

8.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485151	1.00	8.17	2.57	8.17
#FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505051

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4F51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#455251

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.012 196.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b8181',
    500: '#485151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485151;
$custom-light: #7b8181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 30
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42694,
    "c": 0.01151,
    "h": 196.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07857
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485151

secondary

#7F7575

accent

#7979AF

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEEE

border

#C8C9C9

text

#090A0A

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #485151

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

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