#4E4242#4E4242

#4E4242 is a dark, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.1% C 0.017 H 17.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4242
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 8%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(0, 15%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 15.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.18, 5.14, 1.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.18, 5.48, 20.34°)
OKLab	oklab(39.15% 0.0158 0.0051)
OKLCH	oklch(39.15% 0.017 17.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.0734, 5.9096, 5.9739)
Luminance	0.0591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4242 #424E4E

analogous

#4E4248 #4E4242 #4E4842

triadic

#4E4242 #424E42 #42424E

tetradic

#4E4242 #484E42 #424E4E #48424E

square

#4E4242 #484E42 #424E4E #48424E

split-complementary

#4E4242 #424E48 #42484E

monochromatic

#110E0E #2D2626 #4E4242 #6F5E5E #8F7B7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.63

#4E4242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#4E4242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4242

9.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4242	1.00	9.63	2.18	9.63
#FFFFFF	9.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444442

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474642

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.1% 0.017 17.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7676',
    500: '#4e4242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4242;
$custom-light: #7f7676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 8.333,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39146,
    "c": 0.01656,
    "h": 17.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05909
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4242

secondary

#6F7D7D

accent

#B1B176

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4242

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

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