#4E4848#4E4848

#4E4848 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.008 H 17.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4848
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(0, 4%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(0, 8%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 7.7%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.17, 2.51, 0.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.17, 2.67, 19.84°)
OKLab	oklab(40.76% 0.0077 0.0024)
OKLCH	oklch(40.76% 0.008 17.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.6288, 6.7224, 7.0780)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4848 #484E4E

analogous

#4E484B #4E4848 #4E4B48

triadic

#4E4848 #484E48 #48484E

tetradic

#4E4848 #4B4E48 #484E4E #4B484E

square

#4E4848 #4B4E48 #484E4E #4B484E

split-complementary

#4E4848 #484E4B #484B4E

monochromatic

#100F0F #2E2B2B #4E4848 #6E6565 #8D8383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#4E4848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#4E4848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4848

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4848	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494948

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4A48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F4848

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.008 17.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7a7a',
    500: '#4e4848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4848;
$custom-light: #7f7a7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 4,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40756,
    "c": 0.00808,
    "h": 17.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.06722
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4848

secondary

#767C7C

accent

#ADAD7B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0909

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4848

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

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