#49474D#49474D

#49474D is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.2% C 0.010 H 301.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49474D
RGB	rgb(73, 71, 77)
HSL	hsl(260, 4%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(260, 8%, 30%)
CMYK	cmyk(5.2%, 7.8%, 0%, 69.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.54, 2.17, -3.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.54, 3.94, 303.43°)
OKLab	oklab(40.2% 0.0053 -0.0088)
OKLCH	oklch(40.2% 0.01 301.1)
XYZ	xyz(6.3402, 6.4588, 7.9324)
Luminance	0.0646 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49474D #4B4D47

analogous

#47484D #49474D #4C474D

triadic

#49474D #4D4947 #474D49

tetradic

#49474D #4D4748 #4B4D47 #474D4C

square

#49474D #4D4748 #4B4D47 #474D4C

split-complementary

#49474D #4D4C47 #484D47

monochromatic

#0F0F10 #2B2A2D #49474D #67646D #86828C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.16

#49474D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#49474D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49474D

9.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49474D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49474D	1.00	9.16	2.29	9.16
#FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#46484D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#46484D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484849

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49474d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 71, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.2% 0.010 301.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7a7e',
    500: '#49474d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49474d;
$custom-light: #7b7a7e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49474d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 71,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 260,
    "s": 4.054,
    "l": 29.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40203,
    "c": 0.01024,
    "h": 301.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.06459
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49474D

secondary

#797B74

accent

#AD7B9C

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDEE

border

#C9C8C9

text

#09090A

muted

#7B7B7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #49474D

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

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