#4E5251#4E5251

#4E5251 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.082; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.005 H 179.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5251
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 81)
HSL	hsl(165, 3%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(165, 5%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 1.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.49, -1.83, 0.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.49, 1.83, 179.13°)
OKLab	oklab(43.46% -0.0054 0.0001)
OKLCH	oklch(43.46% 0.005 179.5)
XYZ	xyz(7.6441, 8.2483, 8.9724)
Luminance	0.0825 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5251 #524E4F

analogous

#4E524F #4E5251 #4E5152

triadic

#4E5251 #514E52 #52514E

tetradic

#4E5251 #4F4E52 #524E4F #51524E

square

#4E5251 #4F4E52 #524E4F #51524E

split-complementary

#4E5251 #524E51 #524F4E

monochromatic

#121313 #303332 #4E5251 #6C7170 #8A908F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.93

#4E5251 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#4E5251 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5251

7.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5251	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5251	1.00	7.93	2.65	7.93
#FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#525151

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515151

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5251;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 81);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.005 179.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8281',
    500: '#4e5251',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5251;
$custom-light: #7f8281;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5251",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 81
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 165,
    "s": 2.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43461,
    "c": 0.0054,
    "h": 179.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.08248
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5251

secondary

#807C7D

accent

#7C88AC

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5251

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

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