#4E524E#4E524E

#4E524E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.008 H 145.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E524E
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 78)
HSL	hsl(120, 3%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(120, 5%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 4.9%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.40, -2.48, 1.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.40, 3.06, 144.19°)
OKLab	oklab(43.36% -0.0068 0.0047)
OKLCH	oklch(43.36% 0.008 145.4)
XYZ	xyz(7.5341, 8.2043, 8.3929)
Luminance	0.0820 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E524E #524E52

analogous

#50524E #4E524E #4E5250

triadic

#4E524E #4E4E52 #524E4E

tetradic

#4E524E #4E5052 #524E52 #52504E

square

#4E524E #4E5052 #524E52 #52504E

split-complementary

#4E524E #504E52 #524E50

monochromatic

#121312 #303330 #4E524E #6C716C #8A908A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.95

#4E524E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.64

#4E524E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E524E

7.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E524E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E524E	1.00	7.95	2.64	7.95
#FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.64	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#52514E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51514E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4E5251

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e524e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.008 145.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f827f',
    500: '#4e524e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e524e;
$custom-light: #7f827f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e524e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 120,
    "s": 2.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43361,
    "c": 0.00826,
    "h": 145.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.08204
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E524E

secondary

#807C80

accent

#7CACAC

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E524E

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

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