#4E5659#4E5659

#4E5659 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 44.7% C 0.011 H 222.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5659
RGB	rgb(78, 86, 89)
HSL	hsl(196, 7%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(196, 12%, 35%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.4%, 3.4%, 0%, 65.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(35.98, -2.46, -2.82)
CIE-LCH	lch(35.98, 3.74, 228.93°)
OKLab	oklab(44.71% -0.0084 -0.0076)
OKLCH	oklch(44.71% 0.011 222.2)
XYZ	xyz(8.2724, 8.9964, 10.7499)
Luminance	0.0900 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5659 #59514E

analogous

#4E5956 #4E5659 #4E5059

triadic

#4E5659 #594E56 #56594E

tetradic

#4E5659 #564E59 #59514E #50594E

square

#4E5659 #564E59 #59514E #50594E

split-complementary

#4E5659 #594E50 #59564E

monochromatic

#151718 #313638 #4E5659 #6B767A #899498

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.50

#4E5659 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.80

#4E5659 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5659

7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5659	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5659	1.00	7.50	2.80	7.50
#FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.80	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.50	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#545559

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#525459

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B5757

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5659;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 86, 89);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.7% 0.011 222.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8587',
    500: '#4e5659',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5659;
$custom-light: #7f8587;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5659",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 89
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 6.587,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44713,
    "c": 0.01131,
    "h": 222.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.08997
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5659

secondary

#877F7C

accent

#8778B0

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5659

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

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