#4A4848#4A4848

#4A4848 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.003 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4848
RGB	rgb(74, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 1%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(0, 3%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 2.7%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.78, 0.83, 0.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.78, 0.88, 19.56°)
OKLab	oklab(40.36% 0.0026 0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(40.36% 0.003 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.3109, 6.5585, 7.0631)
Luminance	0.0656 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4848 #484A4A

analogous

#4A4849 #4A4848 #4A4948

triadic

#4A4848 #484A48 #48484A

tetradic

#4A4848 #494A48 #484A4A #49484A

square

#4A4848 #494A48 #484A4A #49484A

split-complementary

#4A4848 #484A49 #48494A

monochromatic

#100F0F #2B2A2A #4A4848 #696666 #888585

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.08

#4A4848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.31

#4A4848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4848

9.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4848	1.00	9.08	2.31	9.08
#FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.31	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.08	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484848

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494948

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B4848

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.003 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7a7a',
    500: '#4a4848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4848;
$custom-light: #7c7a7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 1.37,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40359,
    "c": 0.00267,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4848

secondary

#767878

accent

#ABAB7D

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#090909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4848

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

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