#4E5050#4E5050

#4E5050 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.079; OKLCH L 42.9% C 0.003 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5050
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 80)
HSL	hsl(180, 1%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(180, 3%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 0%, 68.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.85, -0.81, -0.28)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.85, 0.86, 199.29°)
OKLab	oklab(42.94% -0.0025 -0.0008)
OKLCH	oklch(42.94% 0.003 197)
XYZ	xyz(7.4583, 7.9362, 8.7268)
Luminance	0.0794 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5050 #504E4E

analogous

#4E504F #4E5050 #4E4F50

triadic

#4E5050 #504E50 #50504E

tetradic

#4E5050 #4F4E50 #504E4E #4F504E

square

#4E5050 #4F4E50 #504E4E #4F504E

split-complementary

#4E5050 #504E4F #504F4E

monochromatic

#121212 #303131 #4E5050 #6C6F6F #8B8E8E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.12

#4E5050 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#4E5050 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5050

8.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5050	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5050	1.00	8.12	2.59	8.12
#FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505050

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F4F50

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5050

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5050;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 80);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(42.9% 0.003 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8181',
    500: '#4e5050',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5050;
$custom-light: #7f8181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5050",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 80
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 1.266,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42943,
    "c": 0.0026,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.07936
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5050

secondary

#7E7C7C

accent

#7D7DAB

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5050

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

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