#4E5242#4E5242

#4E5242 is a dark, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.080; OKLCH L 43.0% C 0.026 H 118.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5242
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 66)
HSL	hsl(75, 11%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(75, 20%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 19.5%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.08, -4.88, 8.87)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.08, 10.12, 118.80°)
OKLab	oklab(43% -0.0126 0.0228)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.026 118.9)
XYZ	xyz(7.1424, 8.0477, 6.3303)
Luminance	0.0805 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5242 #464252

analogous

#524E42 #4E5242 #465242

triadic

#4E5242 #424E52 #52424E

tetradic

#4E5242 #42524E #464252 #524246

square

#4E5242 #42524E #464252 #524246

split-complementary

#4E5242 #424652 #4E4252

monochromatic

#10110E #2E3027 #4E5242 #6E745D #8E947A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.05

#4E5242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.61

#4E5242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5242

8.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5242	1.00	8.05	2.61	8.05
#FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.61	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.05	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545041

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545043

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50504E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.0% 0.026 118.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8276',
    500: '#4e5242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5242;
$custom-light: #7f8276;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 75,
    "s": 10.811,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.42999,
    "c": 0.02602,
    "h": 118.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08048
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5242

secondary

#736F81

accent

#74B484

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEED

border

#C9C9C8

text

#0A0A08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5242

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

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