#4E5252#4E5252

#4E5252 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.5% C 0.005 H 197.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5252
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 82)
HSL	hsl(180, 3%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(180, 5%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 0%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.53, -1.60, -0.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.53, 1.70, 199.17°)
OKLab	oklab(43.5% -0.0049 -0.0015)
OKLCH	oklch(43.5% 0.005 197)
XYZ	xyz(7.6819, 8.2634, 9.1713)
Luminance	0.0826 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5252 #524E4E

analogous

#4E5250 #4E5252 #4E5052

triadic

#4E5252 #524E52 #52524E

tetradic

#4E5252 #504E52 #524E4E #50524E

square

#4E5252 #504E52 #524E4E #50524E

split-complementary

#4E5252 #524E50 #52504E

monochromatic

#121313 #303333 #4E5252 #6C7171 #8A9090

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.92

#4E5252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.65

#4E5252 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5252

7.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5252	1.00	7.92	2.65	7.92
#FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.65	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515252

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#515152

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4D5252

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.5% 0.005 197.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8282',
    500: '#4e5252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5252;
$custom-light: #7f8282;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 2.5,
    "l": 31.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43496,
    "c": 0.00517,
    "h": 197
  },
  "luminance": 0.08263
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5252

secondary

#807C7C

accent

#7C7CAC

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#0A0A0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5252

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

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