#4E5149#4E5149

#4E5149 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.013 H 123.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5149
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 73)
HSL	hsl(83, 5%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(83, 10%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 9.9%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(33.95, -2.91, 4.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(33.95, 5.18, 124.13°)
OKLab	oklab(42.96% -0.0075 0.0112)
OKLCH	oklch(42.96% 0.013 123.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.2867, 7.9856, 7.4595)
Luminance	0.0799 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5149 #4C4951

analogous

#515049 #4E5149 #4A5149

triadic

#4E5149 #494E51 #51494E

tetradic

#4E5149 #495150 #4C4951 #51494A

square

#4E5149 #495150 #4C4951 #51494A

split-complementary

#4E5149 #494A51 #504951

monochromatic

#10110F #2F312C #4E5149 #6D7166 #8C9084

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.09

#4E5149 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.60

#4E5149 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5149

8.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5149	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5149	1.00	8.09	2.60	8.09
#FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.60	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525049

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525049

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4F504F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5149;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.013 123.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f817b',
    500: '#4e5149',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5149;
$custom-light: #7f817b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5149",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 82.5,
    "s": 5.195,
    "l": 30.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42957,
    "c": 0.01346,
    "h": 123.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07986
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5149

secondary

#7A767F

accent

#79AE8D

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A09

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5149

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

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