#464242#464242

#464242 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.005 H 17.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#464242
RGB	rgb(70, 66, 66)
HSL	hsl(0, 3%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(0, 6%, 27%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 5.7%, 5.7%, 72.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.36, 1.69, 0.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.36, 1.80, 19.71°)
OKLab	oklab(38.3% 0.0052 0.0016)
OKLCH	oklch(38.3% 0.005 17.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.4572, 5.5919, 5.9451)
Luminance	0.0559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#464242 #424646

analogous

#464244 #464242 #464442

triadic

#464242 #424642 #424246

tetradic

#464242 #444642 #424646 #444246

square

#464242 #444642 #424646 #444246

split-complementary

#464242 #424644 #424446

monochromatic

#100F0F #272424 #464242 #666060 #857E7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.91

#464242 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#464242 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #464242

9.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##464242	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##464242	1.00	9.91	2.12	9.91
#FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.91	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444342

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #464242;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(70, 66, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.005 17.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#797676',
    500: '#464242',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #464242;
$custom-light: #797676;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#464242",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 70,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 0,
    "s": 2.941,
    "l": 26.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38304,
    "c": 0.00545,
    "h": 17.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05592
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#464242

secondary

#707474

accent

#ACAC7C

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #464242

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

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