#4B4E4E#4B4E4E
#4B4E4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.1% C 0.004 H 197.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4B4E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(75, 78, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(180, 2%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(180, 4%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(3.8%, 0%, 0%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(32.91, -1.22, -0.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(32.91, 1.29, 199.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.12% -0.0037 -0.0011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.12% 0.004 197.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.0009, 7.4947, 8.2840) |
| Luminance | 0.0750 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 4.63
Onyx
#353839
ΔE00 7.32
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 7.48
Charcoal
#36454F
ΔE00 7.50
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 7.59
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 8.35
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4B4E4E #4E4B4B
analogous
#4B4E4D #4B4E4E #4B4D4E
triadic
#4B4E4E #4E4B4E #4E4E4B
tetradic
#4B4E4E #4D4B4E #4E4B4B #4D4E4B
square
#4B4E4E #4D4B4E #4E4B4B #4D4E4B
split-complementary
#4B4E4E #4E4B4D #4E4D4B
monochromatic
#0F1010 #2D2F2F #4B4E4E #696D6D #878C8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.40
#4B4E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.50
#4B4E4E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4B4E4E
8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4B4E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4B4E4E | 1.00 | 8.40 | 2.50 | 8.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.40 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4E4E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4D4D4E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4A4E4E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4D4D4D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4b4e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(75, 78, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.1% 0.004 197.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7d7f7f',
500: '#4b4e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4b4e4e; $custom-light: #7d7f7f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4b4e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 75,
"g": 78,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 180,
"s": 1.961,
"l": 30
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42116,
"c": 0.00391,
"h": 197.1
},
"luminance": 0.07495
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4B4E4E
secondary
#7C7979
accent
#7D7DAB
background
#F7F7F7
surface
#EEEEEE
border
#C9C9C9
text
#090A0A
muted
#7B7C7C