#40484D#40484D

#40484D is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.6% C 0.013 H 235.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40484D
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 77)
HSL	hsl(203, 9%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(203, 17%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(16.9%, 6.5%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.06, -2.02, -4.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.06, 4.56, 243.75°)
OKLab	oklab(39.63% -0.0077 -0.011)
OKLCH	oklch(39.63% 0.013 235.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.7709, 6.2604, 7.9241)
Luminance	0.0626 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40484D #4D4540

analogous

#404D4B #40484D #40414D

triadic

#40484D #4D4048 #484D40

tetradic

#40484D #4B404D #4D4540 #414D40

square

#40484D #4B404D #4D4540 #414D40

split-complementary

#40484D #4D4041 #4D4B40

monochromatic

#0E1011 #24292C #40484D #5C676E #78868F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.32

#40484D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#40484D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40484D

9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40484D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40484D	1.00	9.32	2.25	9.32
#FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46484D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44464D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D494A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40484d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.6% 0.013 235.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757a7e',
    500: '#40484d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40484d;
$custom-light: #757a7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40484d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 203.077,
    "s": 9.22,
    "l": 27.647
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39628,
    "c": 0.01345,
    "h": 235.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06261
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40484D

secondary

#7C736D

accent

#8D76B2

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#08090A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #40484D

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

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