#4E5655#4E5655

#4E5655 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.089; OKLCH L 44.6% C 0.010 H 187.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5655
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 85)
HSL	hsl(173, 5%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(173, 9%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.3%, 0%, 1.2%, 66.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.85, -3.38, -0.50)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.85, 3.42, 188.45°)
OKLab	oklab(44.57% -0.0102 -0.0014)
OKLCH	oklch(44.57% 0.01 187.8)
XYZ	xyz(8.1090, 8.9310, 9.8892)
Luminance	0.0893 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5655 #564E4F

analogous

#4E5651 #4E5655 #4E5356

triadic

#4E5655 #554E56 #56554E

tetradic

#4E5655 #514E56 #564E4F #53564E

square

#4E5655 #514E56 #564E4F #53564E

split-complementary

#4E5655 #564E53 #56514E

monochromatic

#141616 #313635 #4E5655 #6B7675 #8A9593

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.54

#4E5655 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.79

#4E5655 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5655

7.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5655	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5655	1.00	7.54	2.79	7.54
#FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.79	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.54	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#555555

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#535455

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5656

Achromatopsia (no color)

#545454

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5655;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.6% 0.010 187.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8584',
    500: '#4e5655',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5655;
$custom-light: #7f8584;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5655",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 172.5,
    "s": 4.878,
    "l": 32.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44572,
    "c": 0.01028,
    "h": 187.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08931
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5655

secondary

#847C7D

accent

#7A80AE

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5655

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

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