#4E4943#4E4943

#4E4943 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.068; OKLCH L 40.8% C 0.012 H 72.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4943
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 67)
HSL	hsl(33, 8%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(33, 14%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 14.1%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.32, 0.88, 4.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.32, 4.43, 78.56°)
OKLab	oklab(40.83% 0.0036 0.0113)
OKLCH	oklch(40.83% 0.012 72.5)
XYZ	xyz(6.5375, 6.7901, 6.2753)
Luminance	0.0679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4943 #43484E

analogous

#4E4343 #4E4943 #4D4E43

triadic

#4E4943 #434E49 #49434E

tetradic

#4E4943 #434E43 #43484E #4E434D

square

#4E4943 #434E43 #43484E #4E434D

split-complementary

#4E4943 #434D4E #43434E

monochromatic

#100F0E #2D2A27 #4E4943 #6F685F #8F877C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.91

#4E4943 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.36

#4E4943 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4943

8.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4943	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4943	1.00	8.91	2.36	8.91
#FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.36	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4943

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4A43

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#504847

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4943;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.8% 0.012 72.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7b77',
    500: '#4e4943',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4943;
$custom-light: #7f7b77;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4943",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.727,
    "s": 7.586,
    "l": 28.431
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40831,
    "c": 0.01189,
    "h": 72.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0679
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4943

secondary

#70767D

accent

#91B177

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0908

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4943

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

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