#49554D#49554D

#49554D is a dark, near-neutral grey. Relative luminance 0.084; OKLCH L 43.6% C 0.020 H 156.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#49554D
RGB	rgb(73, 85, 77)
HSL	hsl(140, 8%, 31%)
HSV	hsv(140, 14%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(14.1%, 0%, 9.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(34.90, -6.52, 3.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(34.90, 7.22, 154.71°)
OKLab	oklab(43.64% -0.0183 0.008)
OKLCH	oklch(43.64% 0.02 156.3)
XYZ	xyz(7.3354, 8.4492, 8.2641)
Luminance	0.0845 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	neutral
Family	grey

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#49554D #554951

analogous

#4B5549 #49554D #495553

triadic

#49554D #4D4955 #554D49

tetradic

#49554D #494B55 #554951 #555349

square

#49554D #494B55 #554951 #555349

split-complementary

#49554D #534955 #55494B

monochromatic

#101311 #2D342F #49554D #65766B #839589

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.81

#49554D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.69

#49554D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #49554D

7.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##49554D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##49554D	1.00	7.81	2.69	7.81
#FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.69	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.81	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#55534D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#53514D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#475553

Achromatopsia (no color)

#525252

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #49554d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(73, 85, 77);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(43.6% 0.020 156.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#7b847e',
    500: '#49554d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #49554d;
$custom-light: #7b847e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#49554d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 73,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 77
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 140,
    "s": 7.595,
    "l": 30.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4364,
    "c": 0.01995,
    "h": 156.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.08449
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#49554D

secondary

#84767F

accent

#779DB1

background

#F7F8F7

surface

#EEEFEE

border

#C9CAC9

text

#090B0A

muted

#7B7C7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #49554D

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

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