#475255

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(43% 0.015 216), rgb(71, 82, 85).

White text reads best on this color (8.05:1).

About this color

#475255 is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), ΔE 0.036 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.05:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.015)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.60:1
White text	8.05:1

Values

HEX	#475255
RGB	rgb(71, 82, 85)
HSL	hsl(193, 9%, 31%)
OKLCH	oklch(43% 0.015 216)

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 #475255	8.05:1	AAA	Lc -92.6	Preferred for body text
Black text on #475255	2.60:1	Fails	Lc 16.1	Dividers and decoration only
#475255 text on white	8.05:1	AAA	Lc 87.9	Fine for body text
#475255 text on black	2.60:1	Fails	Lc -14.2	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 800.

Step 50
50

#F4F6F6

oklch(97.2% 0.002 197.1)
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

#BBC2C4

oklch(80.9% 0.008 216.6)
Step 400
400

#97A3A6

oklch(70.7% 0.014 214.4)
Step 500
500

#7E8C90

oklch(63% 0.017 216.8)
Step 600
600

#67767B

oklch(55.5% 0.02 219.8)
Step 700
700

#566367

oklch(49% 0.017 218.2)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#475255

oklch(43% 0.015 216)
Step 900
900

#3B4345

oklch(37.6% 0.011 214.4)
Step 950
950

#232729

oklch(27% 0.007 229.1)

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#475255 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)	#505155	0.014
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#4D4F55	0.012
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#435353	0.008
Achromatopsia (no color)	#505050	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 #475255, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #475255 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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