#4E4E51#4E4E51

#4E4E51 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.5% C 0.005 H 286.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E4E51
RGB	rgb(78, 78, 81)
HSL	hsl(240, 2%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(240, 4%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 3.7%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.27, 0.66, -1.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.27, 1.89, 290.51°)
OKLab	oklab(42.5% 0.0014 -0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(42.5% 0.005 286.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.3512, 7.6625, 8.8747)
Luminance	0.0766 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E4E51 #51514E

analogous

#4E4F51 #4E4E51 #4F4E51

triadic

#4E4E51 #514E4E #4E514E

tetradic

#4E4E51 #514E4F #51514E #4E514F

square

#4E4E51 #514E4F #51514E #4E514F

split-complementary

#4E4E51 #514F4E #4F514E

monochromatic

#121213 #303032 #4E4E51 #6C6C70 #8B8B8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.29

#4E4E51 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.53

#4E4E51 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E4E51

8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E4E51	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E4E51	1.00	8.29	2.53	8.29
#FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.29	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4E51

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D4E51

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D4E4F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4E4E4E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e4e51;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 78, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.5% 0.005 286.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f7f81',
    500: '#4e4e51',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e4e51;
$custom-light: #7f7f81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e4e51",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 1.887,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42498,
    "c": 0.0049,
    "h": 286.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.07663
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E4E51

secondary

#7F7F7C

accent

#AB7DAB

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E4E51

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

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