#4E5259#4E5259

#4E5259 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.8% C 0.013 H 261.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5259
RGB	rgb(78, 82, 89)
HSL	hsl(218, 7%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(218, 12%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.75, 0.01, -4.63)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.75, 4.63, 270.15°)
OKLab	oklab(43.75% -0.0018 -0.0125)
OKLCH	oklch(43.75% 0.013 261.7)
XYZ	xyz(7.9620, 8.3755, 10.6464)
Luminance	0.0838 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5259 #59554E

analogous

#4E5759 #4E5259 #4F4E59

triadic

#4E5259 #594E52 #52594E

tetradic

#4E5259 #594E57 #59554E #4E594F

square

#4E5259 #594E57 #59554E #4E594F

split-complementary

#4E5259 #594F4E #57594E

monochromatic

#151618 #313438 #4E5259 #6B707A #898F98

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.85

#4E5259 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.68

#4E5259 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5259

7.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5259	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5259	1.00	7.85	2.68	7.85
#FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.68	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.85	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505259

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4F5159

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5354

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5259;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 82, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.8% 0.013 261.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8287',
    500: '#4e5259',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5259;
$custom-light: #7f8287;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5259",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 218.182,
    "s": 6.587,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4375,
    "c": 0.0126,
    "h": 261.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.08376
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5259

secondary

#87837C

accent

#9B78B0

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#0A0A0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5259

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

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