#474243#474243

#474243 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.007 H 3.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#474243
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(348, 4%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(348, 7%, 28%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 7%, 5.6%, 72.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.49, 2.33, 0.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.49, 2.33, 3.82°)
OKLab	oklab(38.44% 0.007 0.0005)
OKLCH	oklch(38.44% 0.007 3.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.5597, 5.6413, 6.1051)
Luminance	0.0564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#474243 #424746

analogous

#474246 #474243 #474442

triadic

#474243 #434742 #424347

tetradic

#474243 #464742 #424746 #444247

square

#474243 #464742 #424746 #444247

split-complementary

#474243 #424744 #424647

monochromatic

#100F0F #272525 #474243 #675F61 #867D7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.87

#474243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.13

#474243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #474243

9.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##474243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##474243	1.00	9.87	2.13	9.87
#FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.13	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#434343

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444343

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #474243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.007 3.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a7677',
    500: '#474243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #474243;
$custom-light: #7a7677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#474243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 348,
    "s": 3.65,
    "l": 26.863
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38441,
    "c": 0.00699,
    "h": 3.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05641
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#474243

secondary

#6F7574

accent

#ADA37B

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #474243

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

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