#40444A#40444A

#40444A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.5% C 0.011 H 258.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40444A
RGB	rgb(64, 68, 74)
HSL	hsl(216, 7%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(216, 14%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.5%, 8.1%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.69, -0.21, -4.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.69, 4.18, 267.06°)
OKLab	oklab(38.52% -0.0023 -0.0112)
OKLCH	oklch(38.52% 0.011 258.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.4172, 5.7186, 7.2956)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40444A #4A4640

analogous

#40494A #40444A #41404A

triadic

#40444A #4A4044 #444A40

tetradic

#40444A #4A4049 #4A4640 #404A41

square

#40444A #4A4049 #4A4640 #404A41

split-complementary

#40444A #4A4140 #494A40

monochromatic

#0E0F10 #242629 #40444A #5C626B #79808B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.80

#40444A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#40444A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40444A

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40444A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40444A	1.00	9.80	2.14	9.80
#FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#42444A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#41434A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E4546

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40444a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 68, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.5% 0.011 258.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#74777c',
    500: '#40444a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40444a;
$custom-light: #74777c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40444a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 68,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 216,
    "s": 7.246,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38516,
    "c": 0.01149,
    "h": 258.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.05719
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40444A

secondary

#79746D

accent

#9A77B0

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#080809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #40444A

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

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