#494E52

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(42.1% 0.009 241.9), rgb(73, 78, 82).

White text reads best on this color (8.41:1).

About this color

#494E52 is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 42%, its chroma 0.009. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F), ΔE 0.037 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.41:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (42%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.009)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.49:1
White text	8.41:1

Values

HEX	#494E52
RGB	rgb(73, 78, 82)
HSL	hsl(207, 6%, 30%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.1% 0.009 241.9)

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 #494E52	8.41:1	AAA	Lc -93.6	Preferred for body text
Black text on #494E52	2.49:1	Fails	Lc 15.0	Not readable
#494E52 text on white	8.41:1	AAA	Lc 89.0	Fine for body text
#494E52 text on black	2.49:1	Fails	Lc -13.2	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

#F5F5F6

oklch(97% 0.001 286.4)
Step 100
100

#E9EAEB

oklch(93.7% 0.002 247.8)
Step 200
200

#D7D9DB

oklch(88.4% 0.004 247.9)
Step 300
300

#BEC1C4

oklch(80.9% 0.005 247.9)
Step 400
400

#9CA1A6

oklch(70.6% 0.009 248)
Step 500
500

#848A90

oklch(63% 0.011 248)
Step 600
600

#6D747A

oklch(55.5% 0.013 243.8)
Step 700
700

#5B6267

oklch(49.2% 0.012 238.7)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#494E52

oklch(42.1% 0.009 241.9)
Step 900
900

#3E4245

oklch(37.6% 0.007 240)
Step 950
950

#252728

oklch(27.1% 0.003 228.9)

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#494E52 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)	#4C4E52	0.005
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#4B4D52	0.004
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#474F4F	0.008
Achromatopsia (no color)	#4D4D4D	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 #494E52, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #494E52 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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