#40484B#40484B

#40484B is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.062; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.012 H 222.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40484B
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 75)
HSL	hsl(196, 8%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(196, 15%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.7%, 4%, 0%, 70.6%)
CIE-LAB	lab(29.99, -2.51, -2.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(29.99, 3.84, 229.06°)
OKLab	oklab(39.55% -0.0086 -0.0078)
OKLCH	oklch(39.55% 0.012 222.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.7014, 6.2326, 7.5579)
Luminance	0.0623 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40484B #4B4340

analogous

#404B49 #40484B #40434B

triadic

#40484B #4B4048 #484B40

tetradic

#40484B #49404B #4B4340 #434B40

square

#40484B #49404B #4B4340 #434B40

split-complementary

#40484B #4B4043 #4B4940

monochromatic

#0E1011 #24282A #40484B #5C686C #79878D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.35

#40484B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#40484B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40484B

9.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40484B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40484B	1.00	9.35	2.25	9.35
#FFFFFF	9.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46474B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44464B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4949

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40484b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 75);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.012 222.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747a7d',
    500: '#40484b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40484b;
$custom-light: #747a7d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40484b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 75
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 196.364,
    "s": 7.914,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39551,
    "c": 0.01162,
    "h": 222.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06233
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40484B

secondary

#7A706D

accent

#8777B1

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#080909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #40484B

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →