#4E5653#4E5653

#4E5653 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.5% C 0.011 H 171.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5653
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 83)
HSL	hsl(158, 5%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(158, 9%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 3.5%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.79, -3.83, 0.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.79, 3.89, 170.22°)
OKLab	oklab(44.5% -0.0111 0.0017)
OKLCH	oklch(44.5% 0.011 171.4)
XYZ	xyz(8.0307, 8.8997, 9.4767)
Luminance	0.0890 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5653 #564E51

analogous

#4E564F #4E5653 #4E5556

triadic

#4E5653 #534E56 #56534E

tetradic

#4E5653 #4F4E56 #564E51 #55564E

square

#4E5653 #4F4E56 #564E51 #55564E

split-complementary

#4E5653 #564E55 #564F4E

monochromatic

#141615 #313634 #4E5653 #6B7672 #8A9591

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.55

#4E5653 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.78

#4E5653 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5653

7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5653	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5653	1.00	7.55	2.78	7.55
#FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.55	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545453

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5655

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5653;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 83);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.5% 0.011 171.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8583',
    500: '#4e5653',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5653;
$custom-light: #7f8583;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5653",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 83
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 157.5,
    "s": 4.878,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44504,
    "c": 0.01125,
    "h": 171.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.089
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5653

secondary

#847C7F

accent

#7A8DAE

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0A

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5653

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

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