#495255#495255

#495255 is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.081; OKLCH L 43.2% C 0.013 H 219.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#495255
RGB	rgb(73, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(195, 8%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(195, 14%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 3.5%, 0%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.20, -2.86, -2.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.20, 4.12, 226.12°)
OKLab	oklab(43.17% -0.0096 -0.008)
OKLCH	oklch(43.17% 0.013 219.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.4042, 8.1068, 9.7672)
Luminance	0.0811 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#495255 #554C49

analogous

#495552 #495255 #494C55

triadic

#495255 #554952 #525549

tetradic

#495255 #524955 #554C49 #4C5549

square

#495255 #524955 #554C49 #4C5549

split-complementary

#495255 #55494C #555249

monochromatic

#101213 #2D3234 #495255 #657276 #839195

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.01

#495255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.62

#495255 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #495255

8.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##495255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##495255	1.00	8.01	2.62	8.01
#FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#505155

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4E5055

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#465353

Achromatopsia (no color)

#505050

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #495255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 82, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.2% 0.013 219.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b8284',
    500: '#495255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #495255;
$custom-light: #7b8284;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#495255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 195,
    "s": 7.595,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4317,
    "c": 0.01253,
    "h": 219.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.08107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#495255

secondary

#847A76

accent

#8677B1

background

#F7F7F8

surface

#EEEEEF

border

#C9C9CA

text

#090A0B

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #495255

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

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