#747272#747272

#747272 is a mid, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.002 H 17.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#747272
RGB	rgb(116, 114, 114)
HSL	hsl(0, 1%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(0, 2%, 45%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 1.7%, 54.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.21, 0.77, 0.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.21, 0.81, 19.51°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.0024 0.0007)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.002 17.2)
XYZ	xyz(16.2566, 16.9626, 18.3340)
Luminance	0.1696 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#747272 #727474

analogous

#747273 #747272 #747372

triadic

#747272 #727472 #727274

tetradic

#747272 #737472 #727474 #737274

square

#747272 #737472 #727474 #737274

split-complementary

#747272 #727473 #727374

monochromatic

#363535 #555454 #747272 #939191 #B1B0B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.78

#747272 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#747272 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #747272

4.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##747272	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##747272	1.00	4.78	4.39	4.78
#FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#727272

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#737372

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#757272

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #747272;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(116, 114, 114);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.002 17.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#9c9a9a',
    500: '#747272',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #747272;
$custom-light: #9c9a9a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#747272",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 116,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 114
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 0.87,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55385,
    "c": 0.00247,
    "h": 17.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16963
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#747272

secondary

#A0A1A1

accent

#AAAA7E

background

#F9F9F9

surface

#F2F2F2

border

#CCCCCC

text

#0E0E0E

muted

#7E7E7E

Preview Lab

Preview with #747272

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

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