#494342#494342

#494342 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.058; OKLCH L 38.9% C 0.008 H 28.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494342
RGB	rgb(73, 67, 66)
HSL	hsl(9, 5%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(9, 10%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 9.6%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(28.96, 2.33, 1.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(28.96, 2.79, 33.13°)
OKLab	oklab(38.85% 0.0073 0.0041)
OKLCH	oklch(38.85% 0.008 28.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.7381, 5.8242, 5.9751)
Luminance	0.0582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494342 #424849

analogous

#494245 #494342 #494742

triadic

#494342 #424943 #434249

tetradic

#494342 #454942 #424849 #474249

square

#494342 #454942 #424849 #474249

split-complementary

#494342 #424947 #424549

monochromatic

#100F0F #292625 #494342 #69605F #897E7C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.70

#494342 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.16

#494342 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494342

9.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494342	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494342	1.00	9.70	2.16	9.70
#FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.70	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#444442

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454542

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4B4243

Achromatopsia (no color)

#444444

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494342;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 67, 66);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.9% 0.008 28.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7776',
    500: '#494342',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494342;
$custom-light: #7b7776;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494342",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 67,
    "b": 66
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 8.571,
    "s": 5.036,
    "l": 27.255
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.38851,
    "c": 0.00837,
    "h": 28.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05824
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494342

secondary

#6F7677

accent

#A7AE7A

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#090808

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #494342

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

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