#494E4E#494E4E

#494E4E is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.074; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.006 H 196.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#494E4E
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 78)
HSL	hsl(180, 3%, 30%)
HSV	hsv(180, 6%, 31%)
CMYK	cmyk(6.4%, 0%, 0%, 69.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.73, -2.02, -0.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.73, 2.13, 199.10°)
OKLab	oklab(41.94% -0.0062 -0.0019)
OKLCH	oklch(41.94% 0.007 196.9)
XYZ	xyz(6.8469, 7.4152, 8.2768)
Luminance	0.0741 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#494E4E #4E4949

analogous

#494E4C #494E4E #494C4E

triadic

#494E4E #4E494E #4E4E49

tetradic

#494E4E #4C494E #4E4949 #4C4E49

square

#494E4E #4C494E #4E4949 #4C4E49

split-complementary

#494E4E #4E494C #4E4C49

monochromatic

#0F1010 #2B2E2E #494E4E #676E6E #858D8D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.46

#494E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.48

#494E4E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #494E4E

8.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##494E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##494E4E	1.00	8.46	2.48	8.46
#FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.48	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.46	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4D4E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4C4D4E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#484E4E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #494e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 78, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.006 196.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b7f7f',
    500: '#494e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #494e4e;
$custom-light: #7b7f7f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#494e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 180,
    "s": 3.311,
    "l": 29.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.41936,
    "c": 0.0065,
    "h": 196.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.07415
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#494E4E

secondary

#7C7777

accent

#7B7BAD

background

#F7F7F7

surface

#EEEEEE

border

#C9C9C9

text

#090A0A

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #494E4E

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

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