#474240#474240

#474240 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.3% C 0.008 H 43.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#474240
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 64)
HSL	hsl(17, 5%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(17, 10%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7%, 9.9%, 72.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.40, 1.70, 1.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.40, 2.61, 49.28°)
OKLab	oklab(38.34% 0.0056 0.0052)
OKLCH	oklch(38.34% 0.008 43.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.4721, 5.6063, 5.6433)
Luminance	0.0561 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#474240 #404547

analogous

#474042 #474240 #474640

triadic

#474240 #404742 #424047

tetradic

#474240 #424740 #404547 #464047

square

#474240 #424740 #404547 #464047

split-complementary

#474240 #404746 #404247

monochromatic

#100F0F #272423 #474240 #67605D #877E7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.90

#474240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#474240 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #474240

9.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##474240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##474240	1.00	9.90	2.12	9.90
#FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434240

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444340

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#494141

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #474240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.3% 0.008 43.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a7674',
    500: '#474240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #474240;
$custom-light: #7a7674;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#474240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.143,
    "s": 5.185,
    "l": 26.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38338,
    "c": 0.00764,
    "h": 43.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.05606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#474240

secondary

#6D7376

accent

#9FAE79

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #474240

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

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