#404842#404842

#404842 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.061; OKLCH L 39.2% C 0.014 H 153.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404842
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 66)
HSL	hsl(135, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(135, 11%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 8.3%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.71, -4.63, 2.49)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.71, 5.26, 151.67°)
OKLab	oklab(39.23% -0.0129 0.0065)
OKLCH	oklch(39.23% 0.014 153.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.4149, 6.1180, 6.0488)
Luminance	0.0612 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404842 #484046

analogous

#424840 #404842 #404846

triadic

#404842 #424048 #484240

tetradic

#404842 #404248 #484046 #484640

square

#404842 #404248 #484046 #484640

split-complementary

#404842 #464048 #484042

monochromatic

#0E100F #232824 #404842 #5D6860 #7A897E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.44

#404842 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.22

#404842 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404842

9.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404842	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404842	1.00	9.44	2.22	9.44
#FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.44	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#484742

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#474642

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4846

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404842;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.2% 0.014 153.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747b76',
    500: '#404842',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404842;
$custom-light: #747b76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404842",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 135,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39233,
    "c": 0.01444,
    "h": 153.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404842

secondary

#776D74

accent

#79A1AF

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#080908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #404842

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

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