#49514E

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(42.7% 0.011 171.3), rgb(73, 81, 78).

White text reads best on this color (8.17:1).

About this color

#49514E is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 43%, its chroma 0.011. 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 8.17:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.011)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.57:1
White text	8.17:1

Values

HEX	#49514E
RGB	rgb(73, 81, 78)
HSL	hsl(158, 5%, 30%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.7% 0.011 171.3)

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 #49514E	8.17:1	AAA	Lc -92.9	Preferred for body text
Black text on #49514E	2.57:1	Fails	Lc 15.7	Dividers and decoration only
#49514E text on white	8.17:1	AAA	Lc 88.3	Fine for body text
#49514E text on black	2.57:1	Fails	Lc -13.9	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 800.

Step 50
50

#F5F6F5

oklch(97.2% 0.002 145.6)
Step 100
100

#E9EAE9

oklch(93.6% 0.002 145.6)
Step 200
200

#D7DAD9

oklch(88.6% 0.004 174.5)
Step 300
300

#BDC2C0

oklch(81% 0.006 170.4)
Step 400
400

#9AA3A0

oklch(70.7% 0.011 174.1)
Step 500
500

#828C88

oklch(63.1% 0.013 170)
Step 600
600

#6B7672

oklch(55.5% 0.015 172)
Step 700
700

#596360

oklch(49% 0.013 175.9)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#49514E

oklch(42.7% 0.011 171.3)
Step 900
900

#3D4341

oklch(37.7% 0.009 173.9)
Step 950
950

#242726

oklch(26.9% 0.005 174.1)

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#49514E 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)	#50504E	0.011
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#4F4F4E	0.011
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#475150	0.004
Achromatopsia (no color)	#4F4F4F	0.011

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 #49514E, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #49514E in your product

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