#4A484A#4A484A

#4A484A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.004 H 325.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A484A
RGB	rgb(74, 72, 74)
HSL	hsl(300, 1%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(300, 3%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.84, 1.26, -0.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.84, 1.55, 324.57°)
OKLab	oklab(40.43% 0.0035 -0.0024)
OKLCH	oklch(40.43% 0.004 325.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.3772, 6.5850, 7.4123)
Luminance	0.0659 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A484A #484A48

analogous

#49484A #4A484A #4A4849

triadic

#4A484A #4A4A48 #484A4A

tetradic

#4A484A #4A4948 #484A48 #48494A

square

#4A484A #4A4948 #484A48 #48494A

split-complementary

#4A484A #494A48 #484A49

monochromatic

#100F10 #2B2A2B #4A484A #696669 #888588

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.06

#4A484A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.32

#4A484A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A484A

9.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A484A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A484A	1.00	9.06	2.32	9.06
#FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.32	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#48484A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#48494A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A4849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a484a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 72, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.004 325.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7a7c',
    500: '#4a484a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a484a;
$custom-light: #7c7a7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a484a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 300,
    "s": 1.37,
    "l": 28.627
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40429,
    "c": 0.00421,
    "h": 325.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.06585
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A484A

secondary

#767876

accent

#AB7D7D

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#090909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A484A

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

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