#404248#404248

#404248 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 37.9% C 0.011 H 271.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404248
RGB	rgb(64, 66, 72)
HSL	hsl(225, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(225, 11%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 8.3%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.99, 0.58, -3.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.99, 3.96, 278.47°)
OKLab	oklab(37.94% 0.0002 -0.0105)
OKLCH	oklch(37.94% 0.011 271.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.2320, 5.4542, 6.9068)
Luminance	0.0545 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404248 #484640

analogous

#404648 #404248 #424048

triadic

#404248 #484042 #424840

tetradic

#404248 #484046 #484640 #404842

square

#404248 #484046 #484640 #404842

split-complementary

#404248 #484240 #464840

monochromatic

#0E0F10 #232428 #404248 #5D6068 #7A7E89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.04

#404248 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#404248 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404248

10.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404248	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404248	1.00	10.04	2.09	10.04
#FFFFFF	10.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#404248

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404248

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E4344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404248;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 66, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.9% 0.011 271.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74767b',
    500: '#404248',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404248;
$custom-light: #74767b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404248",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 225,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37943,
    "c": 0.01052,
    "h": 271.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05454
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404248

secondary

#77746D

accent

#A179AF

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#080809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #404248

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

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