#404A42#404A42

#404A42 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 39.7% C 0.019 H 151.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404A42
RGB	rgb(64, 74, 66)
HSL	hsl(132, 7%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(132, 14%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(13.5%, 0%, 10.8%, 71%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.35, -5.86, 3.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.35, 6.79, 149.73°)
OKLab	oklab(39.75% -0.0163 0.0089)
OKLCH	oklch(39.75% 0.019 151.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.5463, 6.3808, 6.0926)
Luminance	0.0638 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404A42 #4A4048

analogous

#434A40 #404A42 #404A47

triadic

#404A42 #42404A #4A4240

tetradic

#404A42 #40434A #4A4048 #4A4740

square

#404A42 #40434A #4A4048 #4A4740

split-complementary

#404A42 #47404A #4A4043

monochromatic

#0E100F #242925 #404A42 #5C6B5F #798B7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.23

#404A42 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.28

#404A42 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404A42

9.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404A42	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404A42	1.00	9.23	2.28	9.23
#FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.28	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4A4842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#484742

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3F4A48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404a42;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 74, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.7% 0.019 151.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#747c76',
    500: '#404a42',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404a42;
$custom-light: #747c76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404a42",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 74,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 132,
    "s": 7.246,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39745,
    "c": 0.01854,
    "h": 151.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06381
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404A42

secondary

#796D76

accent

#77A5B0

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#080908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #404A42

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

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