#4E5052#4E5052

#4E5052 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.004 H 247.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5052
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 82)
HSL	hsl(210, 3%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(210, 5%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 2.4%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.91, -0.36, -1.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.91, 1.50, 255.95°)
OKLab	oklab(43.01% -0.0016 -0.0039)
OKLCH	oklch(43.01% 0.004 247.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.5332, 7.9662, 9.1218)
Luminance	0.0797 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5052 #52504E

analogous

#4E5252 #4E5052 #4E4E52

triadic

#4E5052 #524E50 #50524E

tetradic

#4E5052 #524E52 #52504E #4E524E

square

#4E5052 #524E52 #52504E #4E524E

split-complementary

#4E5052 #524E4E #52524E

monochromatic

#121313 #303133 #4E5052 #6C6F71 #8A8D90

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.10

#4E5052 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.59

#4E5052 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5052

8.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5052	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5052	1.00	8.10	2.59	8.10
#FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.59	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5052

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5052

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5051

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5052;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 80, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.004 247.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8182',
    500: '#4e5052',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5052;
$custom-light: #7f8182;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5052",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 2.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43013,
    "c": 0.0042,
    "h": 247.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07966
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5052

secondary

#807E7C

accent

#947CAC

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5052

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

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