#404249#404249

#404249 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.012 H 273.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404249
RGB	rgb(64, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(227, 7%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(227, 12%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(12.3%, 9.6%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.03, 0.83, -4.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.03, 4.59, 280.39°)
OKLab	oklab(37.98% 0.0007 -0.0121)
OKLCH	oklch(37.98% 0.012 273.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.2649, 5.4674, 7.0800)
Luminance	0.0547 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404249 #494740

analogous

#404749 #404249 #434049

triadic

#404249 #494042 #424940

tetradic

#404249 #494047 #494740 #404943

square

#404249 #494047 #494740 #404943

split-complementary

#404249 #494340 #474940

monochromatic

#0E0F10 #232528 #404249 #5D5F6A #797D8A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.03

#404249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.09

#404249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404249

10.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404249	1.00	10.03	2.09	10.03
#FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#404349

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404249

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E4344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.012 273.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74767b',
    500: '#404249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404249;
$custom-light: #74767b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 226.667,
    "s": 6.569,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37983,
    "c": 0.01217,
    "h": 273.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.05467
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404249

secondary

#78756D

accent

#A378B0

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#080809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #404249

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

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