#40484A#40484A

#40484A is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.5% C 0.011 H 214.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40484A
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 74)
HSL	hsl(192, 7%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(192, 14%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.5%, 2.7%, 0%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.96, -2.76, -2.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.96, 3.59, 219.85°)
OKLab	oklab(39.51% -0.0091 -0.0062)
OKLCH	oklch(39.51% 0.011 214.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.6675, 6.2190, 7.3790)
Luminance	0.0622 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40484A #4A4240

analogous

#404A47 #40484A #40434A

triadic

#40484A #4A4048 #484A40

tetradic

#40484A #47404A #4A4240 #434A40

square

#40484A #47404A #4A4240 #434A40

split-complementary

#40484A #4A4043 #4A4740

monochromatic

#0E1010 #242829 #40484A #5C686B #79888B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.36

#40484A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.24

#40484A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40484A

9.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40484A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40484A	1.00	9.36	2.24	9.36
#FFFFFF	9.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.24	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46474A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#45464A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4949

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40484a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 74);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.5% 0.011 214.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747a7c',
    500: '#40484a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40484a;
$custom-light: #747a7c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40484a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 74
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 192,
    "s": 7.246,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39514,
    "c": 0.01098,
    "h": 214.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.06219
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40484A

secondary

#796F6D

accent

#8377B0

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#080909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #40484A

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

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