#4E4C56#4E4C56

#4E4C56 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.017 H 294.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4C56
RGB	rgb(78, 76, 86)
HSL	hsl(252, 6%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(252, 12%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 11.6%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.83, 3.07, -5.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.83, 6.38, 298.76°)
OKLab	oklab(42.21% 0.007 -0.015)
OKLCH	oklch(42.21% 0.017 294.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.4057, 7.4604, 9.8522)
Luminance	0.0746 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4C56 #54564C

analogous

#4C4F56 #4E4C56 #534C56

triadic

#4E4C56 #564E4C #4C564E

tetradic

#4E4C56 #564C4F #54564C #4C5653

square

#4E4C56 #564C4F #54564C #4C5653

split-complementary

#4E4C56 #56534C #4F564C

monochromatic

#131315 #312F36 #4E4C56 #6B6976 #8A8795

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.43

#4E4C56 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.49

#4E4C56 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4C56

8.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4C56	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4C56	1.00	8.43	2.49	8.43
#FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.49	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.43	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4D56

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4D56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4D4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4c56;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 76, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.017 294.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7e85',
    500: '#4e4c56',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4c56;
$custom-light: #7f7e85;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4c56",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 252,
    "s": 6.173,
    "l": 31.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42212,
    "c": 0.01656,
    "h": 294.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.0746
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4C56

secondary

#828479

accent

#AF79A4

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#0A090B

muted

#7C7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4C56

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

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