#4E5555#4E5555

#4E5555 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.088; OKLCH L 44.3% C 0.009 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5555
RGB	rgb(78, 85, 85)
HSL	hsl(180, 4%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(180, 8%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.54, -2.77, -0.95)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.54, 2.93, 198.99°)
OKLab	oklab(44.33% -0.0085 -0.0026)
OKLCH	oklch(44.33% 0.009 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.0297, 8.7725, 9.8628)
Luminance	0.0877 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5555 #554E4E

analogous

#4E5552 #4E5555 #4E5255

triadic

#4E5555 #554E55 #55554E

tetradic

#4E5555 #524E55 #554E4E #52554E

square

#4E5555 #524E55 #554E4E #52554E

split-complementary

#4E5555 #554E52 #55524E

monochromatic

#131515 #313535 #4E5555 #6B7575 #8A9494

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.62

#4E5555 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.75

#4E5555 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5555

7.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5555	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5555	1.00	7.62	2.75	7.62
#FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545455

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535355

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5555;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 85, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.3% 0.009 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8484',
    500: '#4e5555',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5555;
$custom-light: #7f8484;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5555",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 4.294,
    "l": 31.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44328,
    "c": 0.00893,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.08773
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5555

secondary

#837C7C

accent

#7A7AAD

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5555

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

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