#4E4949#4E4949

#4E4949 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.069; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.007 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4949
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 73)
HSL	hsl(0, 3%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(0, 6%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 6.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.50, 2.08, 0.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.50, 2.21, 19.76°)
OKLab	oklab(41.03% 0.0064 0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(41.03% 0.007 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(6.7269, 6.8659, 7.2729)
Luminance	0.0687 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4949 #494E4E

analogous

#4E494C #4E4949 #4E4C49

triadic

#4E4949 #494E49 #49494E

tetradic

#4E4949 #4C4E49 #494E4E #4C494E

square

#4E4949 #4C4E49 #494E4E #4C494E

split-complementary

#4E4949 #494E4C #494C4E

monochromatic

#100F0F #2E2B2B #4E4949 #6E6767 #8D8585

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.85

#4E4949 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.37

#4E4949 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4949

8.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4949	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4949	1.00	8.85	2.37	8.85
#FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.37	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4A49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F4949

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4A4A4A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4949;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.007 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7b7b',
    500: '#4e4949',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4949;
$custom-light: #7f7b7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4949",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 3.311,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41027,
    "c": 0.00671,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06866
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4949

secondary

#777C7C

accent

#ADAD7B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#0A0909

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4949

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

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