#495253#495253
#495253 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.1% C 0.012 H 204.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #495253 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(73, 82, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(186, 6%, 31%) |
| HSV | hsv(186, 12%, 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(12%, 1.2%, 0%, 67.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(34.14, -3.33, -1.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(34.14, 3.79, 208.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(43.1% -0.0105 -0.0049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(43.1% 0.012 204.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3259, 8.0755, 9.3547) |
| Luminance | 0.0808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Family | grey |
Closest named colors
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 5.81
Gunmetal (survey)
#536267
ΔE00 6.05
Charcoal
#36454F
ΔE00 6.77
Slate Grey
#59656D
ΔE00 7.75
Darkslategray
#2F4F4F
ΔE00 8.66
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 8.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#495253 #534A49
analogous
#49534F #495253 #494D53
triadic
#495253 #534952 #525349
tetradic
#495253 #4F4953 #534A49 #4D5349
square
#495253 #4F4953 #534A49 #4D5349
split-complementary
#495253 #53494D #534F49
monochromatic
#101212 #2C3232 #495253 #667274 #849193
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.03
#495253 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.62
#495253 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #495253
8.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##495253 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##495253 | 1.00 | 8.03 | 2.62 | 8.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#505153
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#4F5053
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#465352
Achromatopsia (no color)
#505050
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #495253; /* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 82, 83); /* oklch */ color: oklch(43.1% 0.012 204.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#7b8283',
500: '#495253',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #495253; $custom-light: #7b8283; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#495253",
"rgb": {
"r": 73,
"g": 82,
"b": 83
},
"hsl": {
"h": 186,
"s": 6.41,
"l": 30.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.43097,
"c": 0.01161,
"h": 204.8
},
"luminance": 0.08076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#495253
secondary
#817776
accent
#7E78AF
background
#F7F7F8
surface
#EEEEEF
border
#C9C9CA
text
#090A0A
muted
#7B7C7C