#4E4951#4E4951

#4E4951 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.3% C 0.015 H 313.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4951
RGB	rgb(78, 73, 81)
HSL	hsl(278, 5%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(278, 10%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 9.9%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.76, 3.82, -4.00)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.76, 5.53, 313.68°)
OKLab	oklab(41.32% 0.01 -0.0107)
OKLCH	oklch(41.32% 0.015 313.1)
XYZ	xyz(7.0094, 6.9789, 8.7608)
Luminance	0.0698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4951 #4C5149

analogous

#4A4951 #4E4951 #514950

triadic

#4E4951 #514E49 #49514E

tetradic

#4E4951 #514A49 #4C5149 #495051

square

#4E4951 #514A49 #4C5149 #495051

split-complementary

#4E4951 #505149 #49514A

monochromatic

#100F11 #2F2C31 #4E4951 #6D6671 #8C8490

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.77

#4E4951 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#4E4951 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4951

8.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4951	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4951	1.00	8.77	2.40	8.77
#FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484A51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494B51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4A4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4951;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 73, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.3% 0.015 313.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7b81',
    500: '#4e4951',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4951;
$custom-light: #7f7b81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4951",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 73,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 277.5,
    "s": 5.195,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41315,
    "c": 0.01461,
    "h": 313.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06979
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4951

secondary

#7A7F76

accent

#AE798D

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#0A090A

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4951

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

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