#848494#848494

#848494 is a mid, muted grey. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.024 H 285.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#848494
RGB	rgb(132, 132, 148)
HSL	hsl(240, 7%, 55%)
HSV	hsv(240, 11%, 58%)
CMYK	cmyk(10.8%, 10.8%, 0%, 42%)
CIE-LAB	lab(55.63, 3.33, -8.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(55.63, 9.17, 291.27°)
OKLab	oklab(61.87% 0.0065 -0.023)
OKLCH	oklch(61.87% 0.024 285.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.1112, 23.5460, 31.3385)
Luminance	0.2355 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#848494 #949484

analogous

#848C94 #848494 #8C8494

triadic

#848494 #948484 #849484

tetradic

#848494 #94848C #949484 #84948C

square

#848494 #94848C #949484 #84948C

split-complementary

#848494 #948C84 #8C9484

monochromatic

#494954 #666675 #848494 #A5A5B0 #C5C5CD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.68

#848494 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.71

#848494 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #848494

5.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##848494	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##848494	1.00	3.68	5.71	5.71
#FFFFFF	3.68	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.71	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#808695

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#808594

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#818789

Achromatopsia (no color)

#858585

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #848494;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(132, 132, 148);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.024 285.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#a7a7b3',
    500: '#848494',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #848494;
$custom-light: #a7a7b3;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#848494",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 132,
    "g": 132,
    "b": 148
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 6.957,
    "l": 54.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61872,
    "c": 0.02391,
    "h": 285.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.23546
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#848494

secondary

#BDBDB7

accent

#B078B0

background

#FAFAFB

surface

#F4F4F6

border

#CECED0

text

#0F0F11

muted

#7F7F80

Preview Lab

Preview with #848494

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

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