#4E5440#4E5440

#4E5440 is a dark, muted yellow-green. Relative luminance 0.083; OKLCH L 43.4% C 0.033 H 121.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.88:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5440
RGB	rgb(78, 84, 64)
HSL	hsl(78, 14%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(78, 24%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 23.8%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.66, -6.44, 10.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.66, 12.68, 120.54°)
OKLab	oklab(43.44% -0.0169 0.0278)
OKLCH	oklch(43.44% 0.033 121.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.2375, 8.3305, 6.0762)
Luminance	0.0833 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	yellow-green

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5440 #464054

analogous

#545040 #4E5440 #445440

triadic

#4E5440 #404E54 #54404E

tetradic

#4E5440 #405450 #464054 #544044

square

#4E5440 #405450 #464054 #544044

split-complementary

#4E5440 #404454 #504054

monochromatic

#10110D #2E3126 #4E5440 #6E775A #8E9777

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.88

#4E5440 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.67

#4E5440 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5440

7.88:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5440	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5440	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)

#57523F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#565241

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#50524F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#515151

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5440;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 84, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.4% 0.033 121.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8475',
    500: '#4e5440',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5440;
$custom-light: #7f8475;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5440",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 78,
    "s": 13.514,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.43443,
    "c": 0.03258,
    "h": 121.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5440

secondary

#736D83

accent

#71B686

background

#F7F8F7

surface

#EEEFED

border

#C9CAC8

text

#0A0A08

muted

#7C7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5440

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

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