#47403C

Closest named color: Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). oklch(37.7% 0.012 51.8), rgb(71, 64, 60).

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

About this color

#47403C is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 38%, its chroma 0.012. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Charcoal Grey (#3C4142), ΔE 0.019 away. White text reads best on it, at 10.16:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (38%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.012)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Charcoal Grey (#3C4142)
Black text	2.06:1
White text	10.16:1

Values

HEX	#47403C
RGB	rgb(71, 64, 60)
HSL	hsl(22, 8%, 26%)
OKLCH	oklch(37.7% 0.012 51.8)

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 #47403C	10.16:1	AAA	Lc -97.7	Preferred for body text
Black text on #47403C	2.06:1	Fails	Lc 10.3	Not readable
#47403C text on white	10.16:1	AAA	Lc 93.6	Preferred for body text
#47403C 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

#EBE9E8

oklch(93.5% 0.003 48.7)
Step 200
200

#DCD8D6

oklch(88.5% 0.005 48.7)
Step 300
300

#C5BFBB

oklch(80.8% 0.009 56.3)
Step 400
400

#A89E99

oklch(70.6% 0.014 48.5)
Step 500
500

#938780

oklch(63.2% 0.018 52.4)
Step 600
600

#7D7069

oklch(55.5% 0.02 50.2)
Step 700
700

#6A5E57

oklch(49.1% 0.019 52.3)
Step 800
800

#564D48

oklch(42.7% 0.015 51.1)
Step 900
900 (this color)

#47403C

oklch(37.7% 0.012 51.8)
Step 950
950

#2A2523

oklch(26.9% 0.008 43.1)

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#47403C 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)	#42403C	0.009
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#44423C	0.008
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#493F3F	0.008
Achromatopsia (no color)	#414141	0.012

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 #47403C, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #47403C in your product

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