#414B4F

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(40.5% 0.015 223.8), rgb(65, 75, 79).

White text reads best on this color (8.95:1).

About this color

#414B4F is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 41%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), ΔE 0.026 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.95:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (41%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.34:1
White text	8.95:1

Values

HEX	#414B4F
RGB	rgb(65, 75, 79)
HSL	hsl(197, 10%, 28%)
OKLCH	oklch(40.5% 0.015 223.8)

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 #414B4F	8.95:1	AAA	Lc -95.0	Preferred for body text
Black text on #414B4F	2.34:1	Fails	Lc 13.4	Not readable
#414B4F text on white	8.95:1	AAA	Lc 90.6	Preferred for body text
#414B4F text on black	2.34:1	Fails	Lc -11.7	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 800.

Step 50
50

#F5F5F6

oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
Step 100
100

#E8EAEB

oklch(93.6% 0.003 228.8)
Step 200
200

#D6DADB

oklch(88.6% 0.005 214.3)
Step 300
300

#BBC2C5

oklch(80.9% 0.009 225.1)
Step 400
400

#98A3A7

oklch(70.8% 0.014 221.5)
Step 500
500

#7F8C91

oklch(63.1% 0.017 222.8)
Step 600
600

#68767C

oklch(55.6% 0.019 225.4)
Step 700
700

#566368

oklch(49% 0.018 222.9)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#414B4F

oklch(40.5% 0.015 223.8)
Step 900
900

#3B4346

oklch(37.7% 0.012 222.3)
Step 950
950

#232729

oklch(27% 0.007 229.1)

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#414B4F 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)	#494A4F	0.013
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#47494F	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#3D4C4C	0.009
Achromatopsia (no color)	#494949	0.015

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 #414B4F, closest first.

Similar named colors

The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.

Use #414B4F in your product

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