#4E5B4F#4E5B4F
#4E5B4F is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.097; OKLCH L 45.6% C 0.025 H 147.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #4E5B4F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(78, 91, 79) |
| HSL | hsl(125, 8%, 33%) |
| HSV | hsv(125, 14%, 36%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(14.3%, 0%, 13.2%, 64.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(37.24, -7.69, 5.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(37.24, 9.31, 145.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.61% -0.0211 0.0136) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.61% 0.025 147.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(8.2939, 9.6662, 8.8244) |
| Luminance | 0.0967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 9.54
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 9.76
Hunter Green
#355E3B
ΔE00 11.23
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 11.72
Dimgray
#696969
ΔE00 11.74
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 12.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#4E5B4F #5B4E5A
analogous
#535B4E #4E5B4F #4E5B55
triadic
#4E5B4F #4F4E5B #5B4F4E
tetradic
#4E5B4F #4E535B #5B4E5A #5B554E
square
#4E5B4F #4E535B #5B4E5A #5B554E
split-complementary
#4E5B4F #554E5B #5B4E53
monochromatic
#161916 #323A32 #4E5B4F #6A7C6C #899A8B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.16
#4E5B4F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.93
#4E5B4F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #4E5B4F
7.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##4E5B4F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##4E5B4F | 1.00 | 7.16 | 2.93 | 7.16 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#5B584E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#595750
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#4D5A58
Achromatopsia (no color)
#585858
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #4e5b4f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(78, 91, 79); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.6% 0.025 147.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7f8980',
500: '#4e5b4f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #4e5b4f; $custom-light: #7f8980; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#4e5b4f",
"rgb": {
"r": 78,
"g": 91,
"b": 79
},
"hsl": {
"h": 124.615,
"s": 7.692,
"l": 33.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45613,
"c": 0.02514,
"h": 147.3
},
"luminance": 0.09666
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#4E5B4F
secondary
#897C88
accent
#77ACB1
background
#F7F8F7
surface
#EEF0EE
border
#C9CBC9
text
#0A0B0A
muted
#7C7C7C