#4E4F40#4E4F40
#4E4F40 is a dark, muted yellow. Relative luminance 0.076; OKLCH L 42.2% C 0.024 H 110.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E4F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 79, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(64, 10%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(64, 19%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 19%, 69%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.10, -3.41, 8.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.10, 9.39, 111.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.2% -0.0084 0.0225) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.2% 0.024 110.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(6.8632, 7.5819, 5.9514) |
| Luminance | 0.0758 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | yellow |
Closest named colors
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 9.83
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 10.51
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 11.15
Onyx
#353839
ΔE00 11.45
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 11.77
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 12.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E4F40 #41404F
analogous
#4F4840 #4E4F40 #464F40
triadic
#4E4F40 #404E4F #4F404E
tetradic
#4E4F40 #404F48 #41404F #4F4046
square
#4E4F40 #404F48 #41404F #4F4046
split-complementary
#4E4F40 #40464F #48404F
monochromatic
#11110E #2D2D25 #4E4F40 #6F715B #909278
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.35
#4E4F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.52
#4E4F40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E4F40
8.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E4F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E4F40 | 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)
#524E3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#524E41
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#504D4B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4E4E4E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e4f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 79, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.2% 0.024 110.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f8074',
500: '#4e4f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e4f40; $custom-light: #7f8074; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e4f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 79,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 64,
"s": 10.49,
"l": 28.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.42202,
"c": 0.02398,
"h": 110.5
},
"luminance": 0.07582
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E4F40
secondary
#6E6D7E
accent
#74B379
background
#F7F7F7
surface
#EEEEED
border
#C9C9C8
text
#0A0A08
muted
#7C7C7B