#4E4E4C#4E4E4C
#4E4E4C is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.3% C 0.003 H 106.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.34:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E4E4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 78, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 1%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(60, 3%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 2.6%, 69.4%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.11, -0.43, 1.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.11, 1.26, 109.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.33% -0.0009 0.0031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.33% 0.003 106.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.1706, 7.5903, 7.9234) |
| Luminance | 0.0759 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 7.78
Onyx
#353839
ΔE00 7.82
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 7.93
Charcoal
#36454F
ΔE00 9.35
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 9.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E4E4C #4C4C4E
analogous
#4E4D4C #4E4E4C #4D4E4C
triadic
#4E4E4C #4C4E4E #4E4C4E
tetradic
#4E4E4C #4C4E4D #4C4C4E #4E4C4D
square
#4E4E4C #4C4E4D #4C4C4E #4E4C4D
split-complementary
#4E4E4C #4C4D4E #4D4C4E
monochromatic
#101010 #2F2F2E #4E4E4C #6D6D6A #8C8C89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.34
#4E4E4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#4E4E4C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E4E4C
8.34:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E4E4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E4E4C | 1.00 | 8.34 | 2.52 | 8.34 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#4E4E4C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4E4E4C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E4E4D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e4e4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.3% 0.003 106.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f7f7e',
500: '#4e4e4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e4e4c; $custom-light: #7f7f7e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e4e4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 78,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 60,
"s": 1.299,
"l": 30.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42325,
"c": 0.00326,
"h": 106.6
},
"luminance": 0.0759
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E4E4C
secondary
#7A7A7C
accent
#7DAB7D
background
#F7F7F7
surface
#EEEEEE
border
#C9C9C9
text
#0A0A09
muted
#7C7C7B