#4E4D50#4E4D50

#4E4D50 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.075; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.005 H 301.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4D50
RGB	rgb(78, 77, 80)
HSL	hsl(260, 2%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(260, 4%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.5%, 3.7%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.93, 1.07, -1.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.93, 1.94, 303.24°)
OKLab	oklab(42.22% 0.0026 -0.0043)
OKLCH	oklch(42.22% 0.005 301.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.2435, 7.5066, 8.6552)
Luminance	0.0751 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4D50 #4F504D

analogous

#4D4D50 #4E4D50 #4F4D50

triadic

#4E4D50 #504E4D #4D504E

tetradic

#4E4D50 #504D4D #4F504D #4D504F

square

#4E4D50 #504D4D #4F504D #4D504F

split-complementary

#4E4D50 #504F4D #4D504D

monochromatic

#111112 #302F31 #4E4D50 #6C6B6F #8B898E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.40

#4E4D50 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.50

#4E4D50 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4D50

8.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4D50	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4D50	1.00	8.40	2.50	8.40
#FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.50	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.40	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4D50

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4D50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E4D4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4d50;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 77, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.005 301.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7e81',
    500: '#4e4d50',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4d50;
$custom-light: #7f7e81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4d50",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 77,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 1.911,
    "l": 30.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42224,
    "c": 0.00506,
    "h": 301.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07507
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4D50

secondary

#7D7E7B

accent

#AB7D9C

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4D50

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

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