#4A424A#4A424A

#4A424A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 39.0% C 0.017 H 325.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A424A
RGB	rgb(74, 66, 74)
HSL	hsl(300, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(300, 11%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 10.8%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.02, 5.11, -3.58)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.02, 6.24, 324.97°)
OKLab	oklab(39.01% 0.0141 -0.0095)
OKLCH	oklch(39.01% 0.017 325.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.0081, 5.8468, 7.2893)
Luminance	0.0585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A424A #424A42

analogous

#46424A #4A424A #4A4246

triadic

#4A424A #4A4A42 #424A4A

tetradic

#4A424A #4A4642 #424A42 #42464A

square

#4A424A #4A4642 #424A42 #42464A

split-complementary

#4A424A #464A42 #424A46

monochromatic

#100E10 #2A252A #4A424A #6A5F6A #8A7C8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.68

#4A424A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.17

#4A424A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A424A

9.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A424A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A424A	1.00	9.68	2.17	9.68
#FFFFFF	9.68	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.68	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42444A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#43454A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B4345

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a424a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 66, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.0% 0.017 325.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c767c',
    500: '#4a424a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a424a;
$custom-light: #7c767c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a424a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 5.714,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39007,
    "c": 0.01699,
    "h": 325.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05847
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A424A

secondary

#6F796F

accent

#AF7979

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#090809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A424A

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

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