#494841#494841

#494841 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.064; OKLCH L 40.0% C 0.012 H 100.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494841
RGB	rgb(73, 72, 65)
HSL	hsl(53, 6%, 27%)
HSV	hsv(53, 11%, 29%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 11%, 71.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.48, -1.05, 4.35)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.48, 4.47, 103.52°)
OKLab	oklab(40.03% -0.002 0.0114)
OKLCH	oklch(40.03% 0.012 100.2)
XYZ	xyz(6.0190, 6.4329, 5.9246)
Luminance	0.0643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494841 #414249

analogous

#494441 #494841 #464941

triadic

#494841 #414948 #484149

tetradic

#494841 #414944 #414249 #494146

square

#494841 #414944 #414249 #494146

split-complementary

#494841 #414649 #444149

monochromatic

#10100E #292824 #494841 #69685E #89887B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.18

#494841 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.29

#494841 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494841

9.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494841	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494841	1.00	9.18	2.29	9.18
#FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.18	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#494741

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4841

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#4A4746

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494841;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 72, 65);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.0% 0.012 100.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7a75',
    500: '#494841',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494841;
$custom-light: #7b7a75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494841",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 72,
    "b": 65
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 52.5,
    "s": 5.797,
    "l": 27.059
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40031,
    "c": 0.01153,
    "h": 100.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.06433
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494841

secondary

#6E6F78

accent

#80AF79

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEDED

border

#C9C8C8

text

#090908

muted

#7B7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #494841

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

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