#4C4E53#4C4E53
#4C4E53 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.009 H 268.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4C4E53 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(76, 78, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(223, 4%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(223, 8%, 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8.4%, 6%, 0%, 67.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.16, 0.32, -3.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.16, 3.24, 275.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.39% -0.0002 -0.0086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.39% 0.009 268.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.2659, 7.6098, 9.2680) |
| Luminance | 0.0761 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 5.85
Charcoal
#36454F
ΔE00 6.93
Onyx
#353839
ΔE00 7.99
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 8.28
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 8.78
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 8.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4C4E53 #53514C
analogous
#4C5153 #4C4E53 #4D4C53
triadic
#4C4E53 #534C4E #4E534C
tetradic
#4C4E53 #534C51 #53514C #4C534D
square
#4C4E53 #534C51 #53514C #4C534D
split-complementary
#4C4E53 #534D4C #51534C
monochromatic
#111213 #2F3033 #4C4E53 #696C73 #888B92
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.33
#4C4E53 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#4C4E53 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4C4E53
8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4C4E53 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4C4E53 | 1.00 | 8.33 | 2.52 | 8.33 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.33 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4D4E53
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4C4E53
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4B4F50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4c4e53; /* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 78, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.009 268.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7e7f83',
500: '#4c4e53',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4c4e53; $custom-light: #7e7f83; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4c4e53",
"rgb": {
"r": 76,
"g": 78,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 222.857,
"s": 4.403,
"l": 31.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42387,
"c": 0.00864,
"h": 268.5
},
"luminance": 0.0761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4C4E53
secondary
#817F7A
accent
#9F7AAE
background
#F7F7F8
surface
#EEEEEF
border
#C9C9CA
text
#090A0A
muted
#7B7C7C