#485256#485256

#485256 is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.014 H 223.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#485256
RGB	rgb(72, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(197, 9%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(197, 16%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.16, -2.99, -3.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.16, 4.74, 230.90°)
OKLab	oklab(43.12% -0.0104 -0.0099)
OKLCH	oklch(43.12% 0.014 223.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.3691, 8.0840, 9.9744)
Luminance	0.0808 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#485256 #564C48

analogous

#485653 #485256 #484B56

triadic

#485256 #564852 #525648

tetradic

#485256 #534856 #564C48 #4B5648

square

#485256 #534856 #564C48 #4B5648

split-complementary

#485256 #56484B #565348

monochromatic

#101213 #2C3235 #485256 #647277 #829196

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#485256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#485256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #485256

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##485256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##485256	1.00	8.03	2.62	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5056

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#445353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #485256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(72, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.014 223.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b8285',
    500: '#485256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #485256;
$custom-light: #7b8285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#485256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 72,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 197.143,
    "s": 8.861,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43123,
    "c": 0.01436,
    "h": 223.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#485256

secondary

#857A75

accent

#8776B2

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EDEEEF

border

#C8C9CA

text

#090A0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #485256

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

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