#4A5052#4A5052

#4A5052 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.078; OKLCH L 42.7% C 0.008 H 219.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A5052
RGB	rgb(74, 80, 82)
HSL	hsl(195, 5%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(195, 10%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 2.4%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.57, -1.94, -2.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.57, 2.79, 225.88°)
OKLab	oklab(42.66% -0.0065 -0.0054)
OKLCH	oklch(42.66% 0.008 219.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.2154, 7.8023, 9.1069)
Luminance	0.0780 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A5052 #524C4A

analogous

#4A5250 #4A5052 #4A4C52

triadic

#4A5052 #524A50 #50524A

tetradic

#4A5052 #504A52 #524C4A #4C524A

square

#4A5052 #504A52 #524C4A #4C524A

split-complementary

#4A5052 #524A4C #52504A

monochromatic

#101112 #2D3132 #4A5052 #676F72 #858E91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.20

#4A5052 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.56

#4A5052 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A5052

8.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A5052	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A5052	1.00	8.20	2.56	8.20
#FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.56	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5052

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4E52

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#485151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4F4F4F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a5052;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 80, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.7% 0.008 219.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8182',
    500: '#4a5052',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a5052;
$custom-light: #7c8182;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a5052",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 5.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42656,
    "c": 0.00843,
    "h": 219.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.07802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A5052

secondary

#807A77

accent

#877AAE

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#090A0A

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A5052

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

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