#404E49#404E49

#404E49 is a dark, near-neutral teal. Relative luminance 0.070; OKLCH L 41.0% C 0.020 H 171.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#404E49
RGB	rgb(64, 78, 73)
HSL	hsl(159, 10%, 28%)
HSV	hsv(159, 18%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(17.9%, 0%, 6.4%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.85, -6.72, 1.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.85, 6.81, 170.62°)
OKLab	oklab(41% -0.0194 0.0028)
OKLCH	oklch(41% 0.02 171.7)
XYZ	xyz(6.0410, 7.0196, 7.3387)
Luminance	0.0702 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	teal

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#404E49 #4E4045

analogous

#404E42 #404E49 #404C4E

triadic

#404E49 #49404E #4E4940

tetradic

#404E49 #42404E #4E4045 #4C4E40

square

#404E49 #42404E #4E4045 #4C4E40

split-complementary

#404E49 #4E404C #4E4240

monochromatic

#0E1110 #242C2A #404E49 #5C7068 #789088

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.74

#404E49 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.40

#404E49 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #404E49

8.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##404E49	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##404E49	1.00	8.74	2.40	8.74
#FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.40	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4C49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4A49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#3D4E4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4B4B4B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #404e49;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(64, 78, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.0% 0.020 171.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#757f7b',
    500: '#404e49',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #404e49;
$custom-light: #757f7b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#404e49",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 64,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 158.571,
    "s": 9.859,
    "l": 27.843
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41002,
    "c": 0.01962,
    "h": 171.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.0702
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#404E49

secondary

#7D6D73

accent

#758BB3

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEEED

border

#C8C9C8

text

#080A09

muted

#7B7C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #404E49

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

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