#494243#494243

#494243 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.057; OKLCH L 38.6% C 0.010 H 7.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494243
RGB	rgb(73, 66, 67)
HSL	hsl(351, 5%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(351, 10%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 8.2%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.69, 3.18, 0.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.69, 3.22, 8.46°)
OKLab	oklab(38.65% 0.0096 0.0013)
OKLCH	oklch(38.65% 0.01 7.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.7089, 5.7182, 6.1121)
Luminance	0.0572 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494243 #424948

analogous

#494247 #494243 #494542

triadic

#494243 #434942 #424349

tetradic

#494243 #474942 #424948 #454249

square

#494243 #474942 #424948 #454249

split-complementary

#494243 #424945 #424749

monochromatic

#100F0F #292526 #494243 #695F60 #897C7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.80

#494243 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.14

#494243 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494243

9.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494243	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494243	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)

#434343

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#444443

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B4242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494243;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 66, 67);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.6% 0.010 7.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7677',
    500: '#494243',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494243;
$custom-light: #7b7677;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494243",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 67
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 351.429,
    "s": 5.036,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38647,
    "c": 0.00969,
    "h": 7.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05718
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494243

secondary

#6F7776

accent

#AEA77A

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #494243

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

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