#48524E

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(42.8% 0.014 169.6), rgb(72, 82, 78).

White text reads best on this color (8.10:1).

About this color

#48524E is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), ΔE 0.036 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.10:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.014)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.59:1
White text	8.10:1

Values

HEX	#48524E
RGB	rgb(72, 82, 78)
HSL	hsl(156, 6%, 30%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.014 169.6)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #48524E	8.10:1	AAA	Lc -92.7	Preferred for body text
Black text on #48524E	2.59:1	Fails	Lc 15.9	Dividers and decoration only
#48524E text on white	8.10:1	AAA	Lc 88.1	Fine for body text
#48524E text on black	2.59:1	Fails	Lc -14.1	Not readable

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 800.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F5

oklch(97.2% 0.002 145.6)
Step 100
100

#E8EAE9

oklch(93.5% 0.003 165.1)
Step 200
200

#D6DAD8

oklch(88.5% 0.005 165)
Step 300
300

#BCC2C0

oklch(80.9% 0.007 174.3)
Step 400
400

#99A39F

oklch(70.6% 0.013 170.1)
Step 500
500

#808D88

oklch(63.1% 0.017 170.7)
Step 600
600

#697771

oklch(55.6% 0.019 168)
Step 700
700

#58645F

oklch(49.1% 0.017 168.7)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#48524E

oklch(42.8% 0.014 169.6)
Step 900
900

#3C4441

oklch(37.8% 0.012 171.2)
Step 950
950

#232826

oklch(27.1% 0.008 169.8)

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#48524E with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#51514E	0.014
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#4F4F4E	0.014
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#465251	0.005
Achromatopsia (no color)	#505050	0.015

Harmonies

Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.

This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.

Palettes with this color

Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #48524E, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #48524E in your product

Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.

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