#4E4E4B#4E4E4B
#4E4E4B is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.005 H 106.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E4E4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 78, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 2%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 4%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 3.8%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.08, -0.64, 1.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.08, 1.89, 109.84°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.29% -0.0014 0.0047) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.29% 0.005 106.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1361, 7.5765, 7.7417) |
| Luminance | 0.0758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 5.74
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 7.87
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 7.94
Onyx
#353839
ΔE00 7.94
Charcoal
#36454F
ΔE00 9.77
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 9.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E4E4B #4B4B4E
analogous
#4E4D4B #4E4E4B #4D4E4B
triadic
#4E4E4B #4B4E4E #4E4B4E
tetradic
#4E4E4B #4B4E4D #4B4B4E #4E4B4D
square
#4E4E4B #4B4E4D #4B4B4E #4E4B4D
split-complementary
#4E4E4B #4B4D4E #4D4B4E
monochromatic
#10100F #2F2F2D #4E4E4B #6D6D69 #8C8C87
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.35
#4E4E4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#4E4E4B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E4E4B
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E4E4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E4E4B | 1.00 | 8.35 | 2.52 | 8.35 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.35 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4F4E4B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F4E4B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4F4E4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e4e4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.005 106.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f7f7d',
500: '#4e4e4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e4e4b; $custom-light: #7f7f7d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e4e4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 78,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 1.961,
"l": 30
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42291,
"c": 0.00487,
"h": 106.6
},
"luminance": 0.07576
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E4E4B
secondary
#79797C
accent
#7DAB7D
background
#F7F7F7
surface
#EEEEEE
border
#C9C9C9
text
#0A0A09
muted
#7C7C7B