#4E524A#4E524A
#4E524A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.014 H 128.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E524A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 82, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(90, 5%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(90, 10%, 32%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 9.8%, 67.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.29, -3.32, 4.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.29, 5.31, 128.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.23% -0.0087 0.0108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.23% 0.014 128.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3950, 8.1487, 7.6605) |
| Luminance | 0.0815 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 7.70
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 9.39
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 9.68
Onyx
#353839
ΔE00 10.06
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 10.11
Dimgray
#696969
ΔE00 10.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E524A #4E4A52
analogous
#52524A #4E524A #4A524A
triadic
#4E524A #4A4E52 #524A4E
tetradic
#4E524A #4A5252 #4E4A52 #524A4A
square
#4E524A #4A5252 #4E4A52 #524A4A
split-complementary
#4E524A #4A4A52 #524A52
monochromatic
#111210 #2F322D #4E524A #6D7267 #8B9185
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.99
#4E524A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#4E524A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E524A
7.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E524A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E524A | 1.00 | 7.99 | 2.63 | 7.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#53514A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#52514A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E5150
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e524a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 74); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.014 128.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f827c',
500: '#4e524a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e524a; $custom-light: #7f827c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e524a",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 82,
"b": 74
},
"hsl": {
"h": 90,
"s": 5.128,
"l": 30.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43233,
"c": 0.01388,
"h": 128.8
},
"luminance": 0.08149
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E524A
secondary
#7C7780
accent
#7AAE94
background
#F7F7F7
surface
#EEEEEE
border
#C9C9C9
text
#0A0A09
muted
#7C7C7B