#404C48#404C48

#404C48 is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.5% C 0.017 H 173.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404C48
RGB	rgb(64, 76, 72)
HSL	hsl(160, 9%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(160, 16%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(15.8%, 0%, 5.3%, 70.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.18, -5.73, 0.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.18, 5.78, 172.37°)
OKLab	oklab(40.46% -0.0166 0.002)
OKLCH	oklch(40.46% 0.017 173.3)
XYZ	xyz(5.8682, 6.7266, 7.1188)
Luminance	0.0673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404C48 #4C4044

analogous

#404C42 #404C48 #404A4C

triadic

#404C48 #48404C #4C4840

tetradic

#404C48 #42404C #4C4044 #4A4C40

square

#404C48 #42404C #4C4044 #4A4C40

split-complementary

#404C48 #4C404A #4C4240

monochromatic

#0E1110 #242B29 #404C48 #5C6D67 #798E87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.95

#404C48 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.35

#404C48 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404C48

8.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404C48	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404C48	1.00	8.95	2.35	8.95
#FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.35	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4B4A48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#494948

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4C4B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404c48;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 76, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.5% 0.017 173.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757e7a',
    500: '#404c48',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404c48;
$custom-light: #757e7a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404c48",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 160,
    "s": 8.571,
    "l": 27.451
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40456,
    "c": 0.01674,
    "h": 173.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404C48

secondary

#7B6D72

accent

#768AB2

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#080909

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #404C48

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

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