#46403F

Closest named color: Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). oklch(37.7% 0.008 28.9), rgb(70, 64, 63).

White text reads best on this color (10.16:1).

About this color

#46403F is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 38%, its chroma 0.008. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Charcoal Grey (#3C4142), ΔE 0.017 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.16:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (38%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.008)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Charcoal Grey (#3C4142)
Black text	2.06:1
White text	10.16:1

Values

HEX	#46403F
RGB	rgb(70, 64, 63)
HSL	hsl(9, 5%, 26%)
OKLCH	oklch(37.7% 0.008 28.9)

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 #46403F	10.16:1	AAA	Lc -97.7	Preferred for body text
Black text on #46403F	2.06:1	Fails	Lc 10.3	Not readable
#46403F text on white	10.16:1	AAA	Lc 93.6	Preferred for body text
#46403F text on black	2.06:1	Fails	Lc -8.9	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.

Step 50
50

#F6F5F5

oklch(97.1% 0.001 17.2)
Step 100
100

#EBE9E9

oklch(93.6% 0.002 17.2)
Step 200
200

#DBD8D8

oklch(88.5% 0.003 17.2)
Step 300
300

#C5BFBE

oklch(80.9% 0.007 28.8)
Step 400
400

#A79E9D

oklch(70.7% 0.011 25.1)
Step 500
500

#918785

oklch(63.2% 0.012 31.1)
Step 600
600

#7B706F

oklch(55.5% 0.014 23.8)
Step 700
700

#685E5C

oklch(49.1% 0.013 31.1)
Step 800
800

#554D4C

oklch(42.8% 0.011 26.2)
Step 900
900 (this color)

#46403F

oklch(37.7% 0.008 28.9)
Step 950
950

#292525

oklch(26.9% 0.006 17.5)

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#46403F 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)	#41413F	0.009
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#42423F	0.009
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#483F40	0.005
Achromatopsia (no color)	#414141	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 #46403F, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #46403F in your product

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