#4E524B#4E524B
#4E524B is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.3% C 0.012 H 131.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E524B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 82, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(94, 4%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(94, 9%, 32%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 8.5%, 67.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.32, -3.11, 3.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.32, 4.72, 131.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.26% -0.0082 0.0093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.26% 0.012 131.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.4290, 8.1623, 7.8393) |
| Luminance | 0.0816 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 7.36
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 9.20
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 9.29
Onyx
#353839
ΔE00 9.80
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 9.88
Dimgray
#696969
ΔE00 10.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E524B #4F4B52
analogous
#51524B #4E524B #4B524B
triadic
#4E524B #4B4E52 #524B4E
tetradic
#4E524B #4B5152 #4F4B52 #524B4B
square
#4E524B #4B5152 #4F4B52 #524B4B
split-complementary
#4E524B #4B4B52 #524B51
monochromatic
#111211 #30322E #4E524B #6C7268 #8B9187
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.98
#4E524B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.63
#4E524B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E524B
7.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E524B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E524B | 1.00 | 7.98 | 2.63 | 7.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.98 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#53514B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#52514B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4E5150
Achromatopsia (no color)
#515151
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e524b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.3% 0.012 131.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f827d',
500: '#4e524b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e524b; $custom-light: #7f827d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e524b",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 82,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 94.286,
"s": 4.459,
"l": 30.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43264,
"c": 0.0124,
"h": 131.5
},
"luminance": 0.08162
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E524B
secondary
#7D7980
accent
#7AAE98
background
#F7F7F7
surface
#EEEEEE
border
#C9C9C9
text
#0A0A09
muted
#7C7C7B