#4E5256#4E5256

#4E5256 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.008 H 248.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5256
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 86)
HSL	hsl(210, 5%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(210, 9%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.65, -0.69, -2.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.65, 2.97, 256.51°)
OKLab	oklab(43.64% -0.0031 -0.0078)
OKLCH	oklch(43.64% 0.008 248)
XYZ	xyz(7.8385, 8.3261, 9.9964)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5256 #56524E

analogous

#4E5656 #4E5256 #4E4E56

triadic

#4E5256 #564E52 #52564E

tetradic

#4E5256 #564E56 #56524E #4E564E

square

#4E5256 #564E56 #56524E #4E564E

split-complementary

#4E5256 #564E4E #56564E

monochromatic

#141516 #313336 #4E5256 #6B7176 #8A8F95

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#4E5256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#4E5256 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5256

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5256	1.00	7.88	2.67	7.88
#FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.88	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#515256

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#505156

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.008 248.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8285',
    500: '#4e5256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5256;
$custom-light: #7f8285;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 210,
    "s": 4.878,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43638,
    "c": 0.00837,
    "h": 248
  },
  "luminance": 0.08326
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5256

secondary

#84807C

accent

#947AAE

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5256

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

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