#4E4243#4E4243

#4E4243 is a dark, near-neutral red. Relative luminance 0.059; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.017 H 12.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4243
RGB	rgb(78, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(355, 8%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(355, 15%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 14.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.21, 5.34, 1.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.21, 5.49, 13.68°)
OKLab	oklab(39.18% 0.0162 0.0035)
OKLCH	oklch(39.18% 0.017 12.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.1032, 5.9215, 6.1306)
Luminance	0.0592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4243 #424E4D

analogous

#4E4249 #4E4243 #4E4742

triadic

#4E4243 #434E42 #42434E

tetradic

#4E4243 #494E42 #424E4D #47424E

square

#4E4243 #494E42 #424E4D #47424E

split-complementary

#4E4243 #424E47 #42494E

monochromatic

#110E0E #2D2627 #4E4243 #6F5E5F #8F7B7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.61

#4E4243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.18

#4E4243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4243

9.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4243	1.00	9.61	2.18	9.61
#FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444443

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464643

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#514142

Achromatopsia (no color)

#454545

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.017 12.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7677',
    500: '#4e4243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4243;
$custom-light: #7f7677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 355,
    "s": 8.333,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3918,
    "c": 0.01659,
    "h": 12.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05921
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4243

secondary

#6F7D7C

accent

#B1AC76

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4243

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

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