#4E5156#4E5156

#4E5156 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.009 H 260.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5156
RGB	rgb(78, 81, 86)
HSL	hsl(218, 5%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(218, 9%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.35, -0.07, -3.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.35, 3.34, 268.77°)
OKLab	oklab(43.4% -0.0015 -0.009)
OKLCH	oklch(43.4% 0.009 260.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.7637, 8.1764, 9.9715)
Luminance	0.0818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5156 #56534E

analogous

#4E5556 #4E5156 #4F4E56

triadic

#4E5156 #564E51 #51564E

tetradic

#4E5156 #564E55 #56534E #4E564F

square

#4E5156 #564E55 #56534E #4E564F

split-complementary

#4E5156 #564F4E #55564E

monochromatic

#141516 #313336 #4E5156 #6B6F76 #8A8E95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.97

#4E5156 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E5156 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5156

7.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5156	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5156	1.00	7.97	2.64	7.97
#FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F5156

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5056

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5253

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5156;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 81, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.009 260.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8185',
    500: '#4e5156',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5156;
$custom-light: #7f8185;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5156",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 217.5,
    "s": 4.878,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43398,
    "c": 0.00909,
    "h": 260.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08176
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5156

secondary

#84817C

accent

#9A7AAE

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5156

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

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