#4C5259#4C5259

#4C5259 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.014 H 252.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4C5259
RGB	rgb(76, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(212, 8%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(212, 15%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.6%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.58, -0.75, -4.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.58, 4.96, 261.31°)
OKLab	oklab(43.58% -0.0042 -0.0132)
OKLCH	oklch(43.58% 0.014 252.2)
XYZ	xyz(7.8005, 8.2922, 10.6388)
Luminance	0.0829 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4C5259 #59534C

analogous

#4C5959 #4C5259 #4D4C59

triadic

#4C5259 #594C52 #52594C

tetradic

#4C5259 #594C59 #59534C #4C594D

square

#4C5259 #594C59 #59534C #4C594D

split-complementary

#4C5259 #594D4C #59594C

monochromatic

#141517 #303438 #4C5259 #68707A #878F98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.90

#4C5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4C5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4C5259

7.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4C5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4C5259	1.00	7.90	2.66	7.90
#FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5159

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#495454

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4c5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(76, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.014 252.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e8287',
    500: '#4c5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4c5259;
$custom-light: #7e8287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4c5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 76,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 212.308,
    "s": 7.879,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43575,
    "c": 0.01388,
    "h": 252.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08292
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4C5259

secondary

#878179

accent

#9677B1

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#090A0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4C5259

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

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