#4A4E50#4A4E50

#4A4E50 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.006 H 228.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A4E50
RGB	rgb(74, 78, 80)
HSL	hsl(200, 4%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(200, 8%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.5%, 2.5%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.88, -1.16, -1.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.88, 2.09, 236.29°)
OKLab	oklab(42.1% -0.0041 -0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(42.1% 0.006 228.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.9961, 7.4837, 8.6638)
Luminance	0.0748 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4A4E50 #504C4A

analogous

#4A504F #4A4E50 #4A4B50

triadic

#4A4E50 #504A4E #4E504A

tetradic

#4A4E50 #4F4A50 #504C4A #4B504A

square

#4A4E50 #4F4A50 #504C4A #4B504A

split-complementary

#4A4E50 #504A4B #504F4A

monochromatic

#0F1010 #2D2F30 #4A4E50 #676D70 #868C8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.41

#4A4E50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#4A4E50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A4E50

8.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A4E50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A4E50	1.00	8.41	2.50	8.41
#FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4E50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4D50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494F4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a4e50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 78, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.006 228.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c7f81',
    500: '#4a4e50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a4e50;
$custom-light: #7c7f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a4e50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 3.896,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42096,
    "c": 0.00618,
    "h": 228.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A4E50

secondary

#7E7A78

accent

#8C7BAD

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#090A0A

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A4E50

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

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