#424249#424249

#424249 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.055; OKLCH L 38.2% C 0.012 H 285.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#424249
RGB	rgb(66, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(240, 5%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(240, 10%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(9.6%, 9.6%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.21, 1.63, -4.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.21, 4.53, 291.04°)
OKLab	oklab(38.17% 0.0032 -0.0113)
OKLCH	oklch(38.17% 0.012 285.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.3973, 5.5357, 7.0862)
Luminance	0.0554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#424249 #494942

analogous

#424649 #424249 #464249

triadic

#424249 #494242 #424942

tetradic

#424249 #494246 #494942 #424946

square

#424249 #494246 #494942 #424946

split-complementary

#424249 #494642 #464942

monochromatic

#0F0F10 #252529 #424249 #5F5F69 #7C7C89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.97

#424249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.11

#424249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #424249

9.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##424249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##424249	1.00	9.97	2.11	9.97
#FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.97	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#404349

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#404249

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#414344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #424249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(66, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.2% 0.012 285.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#76767b',
    500: '#424249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #424249;
$custom-light: #76767b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#424249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 66,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 240,
    "s": 5.036,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38171,
    "c": 0.01179,
    "h": 285.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05536
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#424249

secondary

#77776F

accent

#AE7AAE

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#080809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #424249

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

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