#474249#474249

#474249 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.7% C 0.013 H 316.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#474249
RGB	rgb(71, 66, 73)
HSL	hsl(283, 5%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(283, 10%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(2.7%, 9.6%, 0%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.69, 3.66, -3.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.69, 5.04, 316.55°)
OKLab	oklab(38.66% 0.0097 -0.0092)
OKLCH	oklch(38.66% 0.013 316.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.7492, 5.7171, 7.1027)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#474249 #444942

analogous

#444249 #474249 #494248

triadic

#474249 #494742 #424947

tetradic

#474249 #494442 #444942 #424849

square

#474249 #494442 #444942 #424849

split-complementary

#474249 #484942 #424944

monochromatic

#100F10 #282529 #474249 #665F69 #857C89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.80

#474249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#474249 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #474249

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##474249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##474249	1.00	9.80	2.14	9.80
#FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.14	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#414349

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#424449

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#474344

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #474249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(71, 66, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.7% 0.013 316.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7a767b',
    500: '#474249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #474249;
$custom-light: #7a767b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#474249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 71,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 282.857,
    "s": 5.036,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38661,
    "c": 0.01339,
    "h": 316.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05717
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#474249

secondary

#72776F

accent

#AE7A89

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EDEDED

border

#C8C8C8

text

#090809

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #474249

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

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