#4E5255#4E5255

#4E5255 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.007 H 240.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5255
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(206, 4%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(206, 8%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.62, -0.92, -2.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.62, 2.49, 248.18°)
OKLab	oklab(43.6% -0.0036 -0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(43.6% 0.007 240)
XYZ	xyz(7.7985, 8.3101, 9.7857)
Luminance	0.0831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5255 #55514E

analogous

#4E5555 #4E5255 #4E4F55

triadic

#4E5255 #554E52 #52554E

tetradic

#4E5255 #554E55 #55514E #4F554E

square

#4E5255 #554E55 #55514E #4F554E

split-complementary

#4E5255 #554E4F #55554E

monochromatic

#131415 #313335 #4E5255 #6B7175 #8A8F94

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.89

#4E5255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.66

#4E5255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5255

7.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5255	1.00	7.89	2.66	7.89
#FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.66	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.89	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515255

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505155

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.007 240.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8284',
    500: '#4e5255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5255;
$custom-light: #7f8284;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 4.294,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43602,
    "c": 0.00715,
    "h": 240
  },
  "luminance": 0.0831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5255

secondary

#837F7C

accent

#907AAD

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5255

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

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