#4E504C

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(42.8% 0.007 128.6), rgb(78, 80, 76).

White text reads best on this color (8.15:1).

About this color

#4E504C is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.007. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), ΔE 0.044 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.15:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.007)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.57:1
White text	8.15:1

Values

HEX	#4E504C
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 76)
HSL	hsl(90, 3%, 31%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.007 128.6)

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 #4E504C	8.15:1	AAA	Lc -92.9	Preferred for body text
Black text on #4E504C	2.57:1	Fails	Lc 15.8	Dividers and decoration only
#4E504C text on white	8.15:1	AAA	Lc 88.2	Fine for body text
#4E504C text on black	2.57:1	Fails	Lc -13.9	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

#F5F5F5

oklch(97% 0 0)
Step 100
100

#E9EAE9

oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
Step 200
200

#D8D9D8

oklch(88.4% 0.002 145.6)
Step 300
300

#C0C1BE

oklch(80.9% 0.004 121.6)
Step 400
400

#9FA19D

oklch(70.6% 0.006 128.6)
Step 500
500

#888A85

oklch(63% 0.008 124.5)
Step 600
600

#72746F

oklch(55.6% 0.008 124.6)
Step 700
700

#5F625D

oklch(49.2% 0.009 132.5)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#4E504C

oklch(42.8% 0.007 128.6)
Step 900
900

#41423F

oklch(37.7% 0.005 121.7)
Step 950
950

#262725

oklch(27.1% 0.004 128.6)

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#4E504C 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)	#504F4C	0.004
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#504F4C	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4E504F	0.005
Achromatopsia (no color)	#4F4F4F	0.007

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 #4E504C, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #4E504C 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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