#4A5250#4A5250

#4A5250 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.011 H 179.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A5250
RGB	rgb(74, 82, 80)
HSL	hsl(165, 5%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(165, 10%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 0%, 2.4%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.13, -3.64, 0.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.13, 3.64, 178.71°)
OKLab	oklab(43.08% -0.0107 0.0002)
OKLCH	oklch(43.08% 0.011 179.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.2890, 8.0695, 8.7614)
Luminance	0.0807 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A5250 #524A4C

analogous

#4A524C #4A5250 #4A5052

triadic

#4A5250 #504A52 #52504A

tetradic

#4A5250 #4C4A52 #524A4C #50524A

square

#4A5250 #4C4A52 #524A4C #50524A

split-complementary

#4A5250 #524A50 #524C4A

monochromatic

#101211 #2D3231 #4A5250 #67726F #85918E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.03

#4A5250 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4A5250 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A5250

8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A5250	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A5250	1.00	8.03	2.61	8.03
#FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515150

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505050

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#485251

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a5250;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 82, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.011 179.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8281',
    500: '#4a5250',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a5250;
$custom-light: #7c8281;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a5250",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 5.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43077,
    "c": 0.01073,
    "h": 179.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.0807
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A5250

secondary

#80777A

accent

#7A87AE

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#090A0A

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A5250

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

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