#404848#404848

#404848 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.4% C 0.010 H 196.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404848
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 72)
HSL	hsl(180, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(180, 11%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(11.1%, 0%, 0%, 71.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.89, -3.24, -1.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.89, 3.43, 198.87°)
OKLab	oklab(39.44% -0.01 -0.003)
OKLCH	oklch(39.44% 0.01 196.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.6011, 6.1925, 7.0298)
Luminance	0.0619 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404848 #484040

analogous

#404844 #404848 #404448

triadic

#404848 #484048 #484840

tetradic

#404848 #444048 #484040 #444840

square

#404848 #444048 #484040 #444840

split-complementary

#404848 #484044 #484440

monochromatic

#0E1010 #232828 #404848 #5D6868 #7A8989

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.38

#404848 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#404848 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404848

9.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404848	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404848	1.00	9.38	2.24	9.38
#FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.38	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#474748

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454648

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3E4948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#464646

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404848;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.4% 0.010 196.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747b7a',
    500: '#404848',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404848;
$custom-light: #747b7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404848",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 5.882,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3944,
    "c": 0.01044,
    "h": 196.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.06193
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404848

secondary

#776D6D

accent

#7979AF

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#080909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #404848

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

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