#4A4E48#4A4E48

#4A4E48 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.8% C 0.011 H 135.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4E48
RGB	rgb(74, 78, 72)
HSL	hsl(100, 4%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(100, 8%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.1%, 0%, 7.7%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.64, -2.93, 2.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.64, 4.19, 134.38°)
OKLab	oklab(41.82% -0.0078 0.0078)
OKLCH	oklch(41.82% 0.011 135)
XYZ	xyz(6.7179, 7.3725, 7.1987)
Luminance	0.0737 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4E48 #4C484E

analogous

#4D4E48 #4A4E48 #484E49

triadic

#4A4E48 #484A4E #4E484A

tetradic

#4A4E48 #484D4E #4C484E #4E4948

square

#4A4E48 #484D4E #4C484E #4E4948

split-complementary

#4A4E48 #49484E #4E484D

monochromatic

#0F100F #2C2E2B #4A4E48 #686E65 #878D83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.49

#4A4E48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#4A4E48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4E48

8.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4E48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4E48	1.00	8.49	2.47	8.49
#FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.49	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4D48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E4D48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A4D4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4e48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 78, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.8% 0.011 135.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7f7a',
    500: '#4a4e48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4e48;
$custom-light: #7c7f7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4e48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 100,
    "s": 4,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41824,
    "c": 0.01105,
    "h": 135
  },
  "luminance": 0.07373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4E48

secondary

#7A767C

accent

#7BAD9C

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEED

border

#C9C9C8

text

#090A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4E48

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

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