#4B4940
Closest named color: Charcoal Grey (#3C4142). oklch(40.4% 0.015 96.7), rgb(75, 73, 64).
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White text reads best on this color (9.02:1).
About this color
#4B4940 is a dark close to neutral grey. In OKLCH its lightness is 40%, its chroma 0.015. It has too little chroma to lean warm or cool. The nearest named color is Charcoal Grey (#3C4142), ΔE 0.038 away. White text reads best on it, at 9.02:1.
| Hue family | Neutrals |
| Lightness | dark (40%) |
| Chroma | close to neutral grey (0.015) |
| Temperature | neutral |
| Nearest name | Charcoal Grey (#3C4142) |
| Black text | 2.32:1 |
| White text | 9.02:1 |
Values
| HEX | #4B4940 |
| RGB | rgb(75, 73, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(49, 8%, 27%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(40.4% 0.015 96.7) |
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 #4B4940 | 9.02:1 | AAA | Lc -95.2 | Preferred for body text |
| Black text on #4B4940 | 2.32:1 | Fails | Lc 13.2 | Not readable |
| #4B4940 text on white | 9.02:1 | AAA | Lc 90.8 | Preferred for body text |
| #4B4940 text on black | 2.32:1 | Fails | Lc -11.6 | 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.
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Step 50
50
#F6F5F4
oklch(97.1% 0.002 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EAEAE8
oklch(93.6% 0.003 106.5)
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Step 200
200
#DAD9D6
oklch(88.5% 0.004 91.5)
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Step 300
300
#C2C1BA
oklch(81% 0.01 100)
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Step 400
400
#A3A197
oklch(70.8% 0.014 97.5)
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Step 500
500
#8C8A7E
oklch(63.2% 0.018 99.1)
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Step 600
600
#767467
oklch(55.7% 0.02 99.8)
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Step 700
700
#636155
oklch(49.1% 0.019 99.3)
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Step 800
800 (this color)
#4B4940
oklch(40.4% 0.015 96.7)
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Step 900
900
#43423B
oklch(37.8% 0.012 100.3)
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Step 950
950
#272622
oklch(26.8% 0.007 95.3)
#4B4940 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) | #4B483F | 0.003 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #4C4940 | 0.002 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #4D4846 | 0.012 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #494949 | 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 #4B4940, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Charcoal Grey #3C4142 ΔE 0.038
- Dark Slate Gray #2F4F4F ΔE 0.043
- Charcoal #264653 ΔE 0.062
- Mud Brown #60460F ΔE 0.063
- Purple Brown #673A3F ΔE 0.064
- Onyx #343A40 ΔE 0.065
- Dark Grey Blue #29465B ΔE 0.067
- Dark Blue Green #005249 ΔE 0.072
Use #4B4940 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.