#4D4E50#4D4E50

#4D4E50 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.4% C 0.004 H 264.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.33:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4D4E50
RGB	rgb(77, 78, 80)
HSL	hsl(220, 2%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(220, 4%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 2.5%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.15, 0.04, -1.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.15, 1.32, 271.57°)
OKLab	oklab(42.37% -0.0003 -0.0035)
OKLCH	oklch(42.37% 0.004 264.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.2327, 7.6057, 8.6749)
Luminance	0.0761 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4D4E50 #504F4D

analogous

#4D4F50 #4D4E50 #4D4D50

triadic

#4D4E50 #504D4E #4E504D

tetradic

#4D4E50 #504D4F #504F4D #4D504D

square

#4D4E50 #504D4F #504F4D #4D504D

split-complementary

#4D4E50 #504D4D #4F504D

monochromatic

#111112 #2F3031 #4D4E50 #6B6C6F #898B8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.33

#4D4E50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.52

#4D4E50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4D4E50

8.33:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4D4E50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4D4E50	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)

#4D4E50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4E50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C4E4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4d4e50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(77, 78, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.4% 0.004 264.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7e7f81',
    500: '#4d4e50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4d4e50;
$custom-light: #7e7f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4d4e50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 77,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 220,
    "s": 1.911,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42369,
    "c": 0.00354,
    "h": 264.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.07606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4D4E50

secondary

#7E7D7B

accent

#9C7DAB

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4D4E50

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

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