#4E4849#4E4849

#4E4849 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.008 H 5.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4849
RGB	rgb(78, 72, 73)
HSL	hsl(350, 4%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(350, 8%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 6.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.20, 2.72, 0.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.20, 2.73, 6.44°)
OKLab	oklab(40.79% 0.0082 0.0009)
OKLCH	oklch(40.79% 0.008 5.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.6617, 6.7355, 7.2512)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4849 #484E4D

analogous

#4E484C #4E4849 #4E4A48

triadic

#4E4849 #494E48 #48494E

tetradic

#4E4849 #4C4E48 #484E4D #4A484E

square

#4E4849 #4C4E48 #484E4D #4A484E

split-complementary

#4E4849 #484E4A #484C4E

monochromatic

#100F0F #2E2B2B #4E4849 #6E6567 #8D8385

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#4E4849 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#4E4849 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4849

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4849	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4849	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494949

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F4848

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4849;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 72, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.008 5.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7b7b',
    500: '#4e4849',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4849;
$custom-light: #7f7b7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4849",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 350,
    "s": 4,
    "l": 29.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4079,
    "c": 0.00821,
    "h": 5.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.06735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4849

secondary

#767C7B

accent

#ADA57B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0909

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4849

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

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