#474B53

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(41.2% 0.014 264.4), rgb(71, 75, 83).

White text reads best on this color (8.75:1).

About this color

#474B53 is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 41%, its chroma 0.014. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), ΔE 0.036 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.75:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (41%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.014)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.39:1
White text	8.75:1

Values

HEX	#474B53
RGB	rgb(71, 75, 83)
HSL	hsl(220, 8%, 30%)
OKLCH	oklch(41.2% 0.014 264.4)

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 #474B53	8.75:1	AAA	Lc -94.5	Preferred for body text
Black text on #474B53	2.39:1	Fails	Lc 14.0	Not readable
#474B53 text on white	8.75:1	AAA	Lc 90.0	Preferred for body text
#474B53 text on black	2.39:1	Fails	Lc -12.3	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

#E9EAEB

oklch(93.7% 0.002 247.8)
Step 200
200

#D7D9DC

oklch(88.5% 0.005 258.3)
Step 300
300

#BEC1C6

oklch(81% 0.008 260.7)
Step 400
400

#9CA1A9

oklch(70.7% 0.013 259.8)
Step 500
500

#848A94

oklch(63.2% 0.017 260.7)
Step 600
600

#6E737F

oklch(55.5% 0.02 267.7)
Step 700
700

#5C616B

oklch(49.2% 0.017 264.4)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#474B53

oklch(41.2% 0.014 264.4)
Step 900
900

#3F4248

oklch(37.9% 0.011 264.4)
Step 950
950

#25262A

oklch(26.9% 0.008 274.7)

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#474B53 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)	#494B53	0.003
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#484A53	0.003
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#444D4E	0.013
Achromatopsia (no color)	#4B4B4B	0.014

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 #474B53, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #474B53 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.

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