#494341#494341

#494341 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.8% C 0.009 H 39.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.71:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494341
RGB	rgb(73, 67, 65)
HSL	hsl(15, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(15, 11%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 11%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.93, 2.13, 2.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.93, 3.01, 44.99°)
OKLab	oklab(38.82% 0.0069 0.0056)
OKLCH	oklch(38.82% 0.009 39.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.7089, 5.8125, 5.8212)
Luminance	0.0581 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494341 #414749

analogous

#494143 #494341 #494741

triadic

#494341 #414943 #434149

tetradic

#494341 #434941 #414749 #474149

square

#494341 #434941 #414749 #474149

split-complementary

#494341 #414947 #414349

monochromatic

#100F0E #292524 #494341 #69615E #897F7B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.71

#494341 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#494341 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494341

9.71:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494341	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494341	1.00	9.71	2.16	9.71
#FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.71	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444441

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#464541

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B4242

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494341;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 67, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.8% 0.009 39.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7775',
    500: '#494341',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494341;
$custom-light: #7b7775;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494341",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15,
    "s": 5.797,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38818,
    "c": 0.00887,
    "h": 39.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05812
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494341

secondary

#6E7578

accent

#A1AF79

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #494341

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

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