#40433E
Closest named color: Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). oklch(37.8% 0.009 132.5), rgb(64, 67, 62).
Aa
White text reads best on this color (10.04:1).
About this color
#40433E is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 38%, its chroma 0.009. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Charcoal Grey (#3C4142), ΔE 0.013 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.04:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | dark (38%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.009) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Charcoal Grey (#3C4142) |
| Black text | 2.09:1 |
| White text | 10.04:1 |
Values
| HEX | #40433E |
| RGB | rgb(64, 67, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(96, 4%, 25%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(37.8% 0.009 132.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #40433E | 10.04:1 | AAA | Lc -97.4 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #40433E | 2.09:1 | Fails | Lc 10.6 | Not readable |
| #40433E text on white | 10.04:1 | AAA | Lc 93.3 | Preferred for body text |
| #40433E text on black | 2.09:1 | Fails | Lc -9.2 | Not readable |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 900.
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Step 50
50
#F5F5F5
oklch(97% 0 0)
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Step 100
100
#E9EAE9
oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
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Step 200
200
#D8DAD7
oklch(88.6% 0.005 134.9)
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Step 300
300
#BFC1BD
oklch(80.8% 0.006 128.5)
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Step 400
400
#9EA29B
oklch(70.7% 0.011 131.4)
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Step 500
500
#868B83
oklch(63% 0.013 133.4)
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Step 600
600
#70756C
oklch(55.5% 0.015 130.9)
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Step 700
700
#5E635A
oklch(49.2% 0.015 130.9)
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Step 800
800
#4C504A
oklch(42.6% 0.011 135)
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Step 900
900 (this color)
#40433E
oklch(37.8% 0.009 132.5)
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Step 950
950
#252724
oklch(27% 0.006 134.9)
#40433E with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #44423E | 0.007 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #43423E | 0.006 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #404342 | 0.007 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #424242 | 0.009 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
This color is close to neutral, so it has no meaningful hue to rotate. Hue harmonies are omitted.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #40433E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Charcoal Grey #3C4142 ΔE 0.013
- Onyx #343A40 ΔE 0.038
- Dark Slate Gray #2F4F4F ΔE 0.042
- Charcoal #264653 ΔE 0.045
- Dark Grey Blue #29465B ΔE 0.054
- Dark Teal #014D4E ΔE 0.061
- Dark Blue Grey #1F3B4D ΔE 0.064
- Dark Blue Green #005249 ΔE 0.067
Use #40433E in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.