#4E4143#4E4143

#4E4143 is a dark, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.018 H 7.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4143
RGB	rgb(78, 65, 67)
HSL	hsl(351, 9%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(351, 17%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 16.7%, 14.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.92, 5.98, 0.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.92, 6.04, 8.26°)
OKLab	oklab(38.95% 0.0181 0.0024)
OKLCH	oklch(38.95% 0.018 7.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.0453, 5.8057, 6.1113)
Luminance	0.0581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4143 #414E4C

analogous

#4E4149 #4E4143 #4E4541

triadic

#4E4143 #434E41 #41434E

tetradic

#4E4143 #494E41 #414E4C #45414E

square

#4E4143 #494E41 #414E4C #45414E

split-complementary

#4E4143 #414E45 #41494E

monochromatic

#110E0E #2D2526 #4E4143 #6F5D60 #907A7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.72

#4E4143 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#4E4143 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4143

9.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4143	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4143	1.00	9.72	2.16	9.72
#FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434343

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464543

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514042

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4143;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 65, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.018 7.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7577',
    500: '#4e4143',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4143;
$custom-light: #7f7577;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4143",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350.769,
    "s": 9.091,
    "l": 28.039
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38949,
    "c": 0.01821,
    "h": 7.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.05806
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4143

secondary

#6E7D7B

accent

#B2A976

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4143

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

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