#4E4443#4E4443

#4E4443 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.014 H 24.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4443
RGB	rgb(78, 68, 67)
HSL	hsl(5, 8%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(5, 14%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 14.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.81, 4.05, 2.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.81, 4.59, 28.10°)
OKLab	oklab(39.65% 0.0126 0.0058)
OKLCH	oklch(39.65% 0.014 24.6)
XYZ	xyz(6.2221, 6.1593, 6.1702)
Luminance	0.0616 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4443 #434D4E

analogous

#4E4347 #4E4443 #4E4943

triadic

#4E4443 #434E44 #44434E

tetradic

#4E4443 #474E43 #434D4E #49434E

square

#4E4443 #474E43 #434D4E #49434E

split-complementary

#4E4443 #434E49 #43474E

monochromatic

#100E0E #2D2727 #4E4443 #6F615F #8F7E7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.41

#4E4443 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.23

#4E4443 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4443

9.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4443	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4443	1.00	9.41	2.23	9.41
#FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.23	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#464543

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484743

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#504344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4443;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 68, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.014 24.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7777',
    500: '#4e4443',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4443;
$custom-light: #7f7777;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4443",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 5.455,
    "s": 7.586,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39646,
    "c": 0.01382,
    "h": 24.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.06159
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4443

secondary

#707C7D

accent

#ABB177

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0808

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4443

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

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