#4E5755#4E5755

#4E5755 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.091; OKLCH L 44.8% C 0.012 H 180.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#4E5755
RGB	rgb(78, 87, 85)
HSL	hsl(167, 5%, 32%)
HSV	hsv(167, 10%, 34%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.3%, 0%, 2.3%, 65.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.16, -3.99, -0.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.16, 3.99, 180.72°)
OKLab	oklab(44.82% -0.0118 -0.0002)
OKLCH	oklch(44.82% 0.012 180.9)
XYZ	xyz(8.1894, 9.0918, 9.9160)
Luminance	0.0909 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#4E5755 #574E50

analogous

#4E5751 #4E5755 #4E5557

triadic

#4E5755 #554E57 #57554E

tetradic

#4E5755 #514E57 #574E50 #55574E

square

#4E5755 #514E57 #574E50 #55574E

split-complementary

#4E5755 #574E55 #57514E

monochromatic

#141616 #313735 #4E5755 #6B7775 #8A9693

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.45

#4E5755 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.82

#4E5755 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #4E5755

7.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##4E5755	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##4E5755	1.00	7.45	2.82	7.45
#FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.82	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#565655

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#545455

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4C5756

Achromatopsia (no color)

#555555

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #4e5755;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 87, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(44.8% 0.012 180.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7f8684',
    500: '#4e5755',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #4e5755;
$custom-light: #7f8684;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#4e5755",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 78,
    "g": 87,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 166.667,
    "s": 5.455,
    "l": 32.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.44816,
    "c": 0.01182,
    "h": 180.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.09092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#4E5755

secondary

#857C7E

accent

#7985AF

background

#F7F8F8

surface

#EEEFEF

border

#C9CACA

text

#0A0B0B

muted

#7C7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #4E5755

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

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