#485153

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(42.8% 0.012 212.6), rgb(72, 81, 83).

White text reads best on this color (8.14:1).

About this color

#485153 is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.012. 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 8.14:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.012)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.57:1
White text	8.14:1

Values

HEX	#485153
RGB	rgb(72, 81, 83)
HSL	hsl(191, 7%, 30%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.8% 0.012 212.6)

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 #485153	8.14:1	AAA	Lc -92.8	Preferred for body text
Black text on #485153	2.57:1	Fails	Lc 15.8	Dividers and decoration only
#485153 text on white	8.14:1	AAA	Lc 88.2	Fine for body text
#485153 text on black	2.57:1	Fails	Lc -14.0	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

#E8EAEA

oklch(93.6% 0.002 197.1)
Step 200
200

#D6DADA

oklch(88.5% 0.004 197.1)
Step 300
300

#BCC2C3

oklch(81% 0.007 208.8)
Step 400
400

#99A3A5

oklch(70.8% 0.012 211)
Step 500
500

#808C8F

oklch(63.1% 0.015 214.4)
Step 600
600

#697679

oklch(55.6% 0.016 213.2)
Step 700
700

#586366

oklch(49.1% 0.014 215.9)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#485153

oklch(42.8% 0.012 212.6)
Step 900
900

#3C4344

oklch(37.7% 0.009 207.1)
Step 950
950

#232728

oklch(26.9% 0.006 214.4)

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#485153 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)	#4F5053	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#4D4F53	0.009
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#455252	0.006
Achromatopsia (no color)	#4F4F4F	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 #485153, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #485153 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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