#4A5252#4A5252

#4A5252 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.010 H 196.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A5252
RGB	rgb(74, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(180, 5%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(180, 10%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.8%, 0%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.19, -3.18, -1.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.19, 3.36, 198.93°)
OKLab	oklab(43.15% -0.0098 -0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(43.15% 0.01 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.3640, 8.0995, 9.1564)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4A5252 #524A4A

analogous

#4A524E #4A5252 #4A4E52

triadic

#4A5252 #524A52 #52524A

tetradic

#4A5252 #4E4A52 #524A4A #4E524A

square

#4A5252 #4E4A52 #524A4A #4E524A

split-complementary

#4A5252 #524A4E #524E4A

monochromatic

#101212 #2D3232 #4A5252 #677272 #859191

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#4A5252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#4A5252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A5252

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A5252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A5252	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515152

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5052

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#485352

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a5252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.010 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8282',
    500: '#4a5252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a5252;
$custom-light: #7c8282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a5252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 5.128,
    "l": 30.588
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43146,
    "c": 0.01024,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A5252

secondary

#807777

accent

#7A7AAE

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#090A0A

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A5252

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

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