#4A5256#4A5256

#4A5256 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.012 H 229.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4A5256
RGB	rgb(74, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(200, 8%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(200, 14%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(14%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.32, -2.23, -3.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.32, 4.09, 236.88°)
OKLab	oklab(43.29% -0.008 -0.0092)
OKLCH	oklch(43.29% 0.012 229.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.5207, 8.1622, 9.9815)
Luminance	0.0816 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4A5256 #564E4A

analogous

#4A5654 #4A5256 #4A4C56

triadic

#4A5256 #564A52 #52564A

tetradic

#4A5256 #544A56 #564E4A #4C564A

square

#4A5256 #544A56 #564E4A #4C564A

split-complementary

#4A5256 #564A4C #56544A

monochromatic

#111314 #2E3335 #4A5256 #667177 #859096

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.98

#4A5256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.63

#4A5256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4A5256

7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4A5256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4A5256	1.00	7.98	2.63	7.98
#FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.63	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5056

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#475353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4a5256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(74, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.012 229.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7c8285',
    500: '#4a5256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4a5256;
$custom-light: #7c8285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4a5256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 74,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 200,
    "s": 7.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43291,
    "c": 0.0122,
    "h": 229.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08162
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4A5256

secondary

#857C77

accent

#8A77B1

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#090A0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4A5256

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

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