#4E4842#4E4842

#4E4842 is a dark, near-neutral orange. Relative luminance 0.066; OKLCH L 40.6% C 0.013 H 67.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4842
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 66)
HSL	hsl(30, 8%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(30, 15%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 15.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.99, 1.32, 4.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.99, 4.69, 73.71°)
OKLab	oklab(40.56% 0.0049 0.0118)
OKLCH	oklch(40.56% 0.013 67.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.4426, 6.6479, 6.0970)
Luminance	0.0665 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4842 #42484E

analogous

#4E4242 #4E4842 #4E4E42

triadic

#4E4842 #424E48 #48424E

tetradic

#4E4842 #424E42 #42484E #4E424E

square

#4E4842 #424E42 #42484E #4E424E

split-complementary

#4E4842 #424E4E #42424E

monochromatic

#110F0E #2D2926 #4E4842 #6F675E #8F857B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.01

#4E4842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.33

#4E4842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4842

9.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4842	1.00	9.01	2.33	9.01
#FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.33	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4942

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#504746

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.6% 0.013 67.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7a76',
    500: '#4e4842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4842;
$custom-light: #7f7a76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30,
    "s": 8.333,
    "l": 28.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40561,
    "c": 0.01275,
    "h": 67.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06648
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4842

secondary

#6F767D

accent

#94B176

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0908

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4842

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