#4E5151#4E5151

#4E5151 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.004 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5151
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 81)
HSL	hsl(180, 2%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(180, 4%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(3.7%, 0%, 0%, 68.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.19, -1.21, -0.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.19, 1.28, 199.22°)
OKLab	oklab(43.22% -0.0037 -0.0011)
OKLCH	oklch(43.22% 0.004 197)
XYZ	xyz(7.5692, 8.0986, 8.9474)
Luminance	0.0810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5151 #514E4E

analogous

#4E514F #4E5151 #4E4F51

triadic

#4E5151 #514E51 #51514E

tetradic

#4E5151 #4F4E51 #514E4E #4F514E

square

#4E5151 #4F4E51 #514E4E #4F514E

split-complementary

#4E5151 #514E4F #514F4E

monochromatic

#121313 #303232 #4E5151 #6C7070 #8B8F8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.02

#4E5151 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#4E5151 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5151

8.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5151	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5151	1.00	8.02	2.62	8.02
#FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505051

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5151

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5151;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.004 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8181',
    500: '#4e5151',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5151;
$custom-light: #7f8181;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5151",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 1.887,
    "l": 31.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43219,
    "c": 0.00389,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.08099
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5151

secondary

#7F7C7C

accent

#7D7DAB

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5151

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

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