#40484E#40484E

#40484E is a dark, near-neutral cyan. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.015 H 240.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#40484E
RGB	rgb(64, 72, 78)
HSL	hsl(206, 10%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(206, 18%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 7.7%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.10, -1.76, -4.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.10, 5.00, 249.35°)
OKLab	oklab(39.67% -0.0072 -0.0126)
OKLCH	oklch(39.67% 0.015 240.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.8065, 6.2747, 8.1115)
Luminance	0.0628 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	cyan

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#40484E #4E4640

analogous

#404E4D #40484E #40414E

triadic

#40484E #4E4048 #484E40

tetradic

#40484E #4D404E #4E4640 #414E40

square

#40484E #4D404E #4E4640 #414E40

split-complementary

#40484E #4E4041 #4E4D40

monochromatic

#0E1011 #24292C #40484E #5C6770 #788690

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.31

#40484E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.26

#40484E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #40484E

9.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##40484E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##40484E	1.00	9.31	2.26	9.31
#FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46484E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#44464E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3C494A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #40484e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 72, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.015 240.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757a7f',
    500: '#40484e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #40484e;
$custom-light: #757a7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#40484e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 205.714,
    "s": 9.859,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39667,
    "c": 0.01457,
    "h": 240.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06275
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#40484E

secondary

#7D746D

accent

#8F75B3

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDEE

border

#C8C8C9

text

#08090A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #40484E

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

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