#494142#494142

#494142 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.056; OKLCH L 38.4% C 0.011 H 9.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.92:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494142
RGB	rgb(73, 65, 66)
HSL	hsl(353, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(353, 11%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11%, 9.6%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.35, 3.62, 0.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.35, 3.68, 9.98°)
OKLab	oklab(38.37% 0.011 0.0017)
OKLCH	oklch(38.37% 0.011 9)
XYZ	xyz(5.6212, 5.5905, 5.9362)
Luminance	0.0559 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494142 #414948

analogous

#494146 #494142 #494441

triadic

#494142 #424941 #414249

tetradic

#494142 #464941 #414948 #444149

square

#494142 #464941 #414948 #444149

split-complementary

#494142 #414944 #414649

monochromatic

#100E0F #292425 #494142 #695E5F #897B7D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.92

#494142 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.12

#494142 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494142

9.92:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494142	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494142	1.00	9.92	2.12	9.92
#FFFFFF	9.92	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.92	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#424242

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444342

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B4041

Achromatopsia (no color)

#434343

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494142;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 65, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.4% 0.011 9.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7576',
    500: '#494142',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494142;
$custom-light: #7b7576;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494142",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 65,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 352.5,
    "s": 5.797,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38374,
    "c": 0.01109,
    "h": 9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0559
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494142

secondary

#6E7876

accent

#AFA879

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #494142

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

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