#4E5049

Closest named color: Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F). oklch(42.7% 0.012 119.9), rgb(78, 80, 73).

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

About this color

#4E5049 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 0.044 away. White text reads best on it, at 8.17:1.

Hue family	Neutrals
Lightness	dark (43%)
Chroma	close to neutral grey (0.012)
Temperature	neutral
Nearest name	Dark Slate Gray (#2F4F4F)
Black text	2.56:1
White text	8.17:1

Values

HEX	#4E5049
RGB	rgb(78, 80, 73)
HSL	hsl(77, 5%, 30%)
OKLCH	oklch(42.7% 0.012 119.9)

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 #4E5049	8.17:1	AAA	Lc -92.9	Preferred for body text
Black text on #4E5049	2.56:1	Fails	Lc 15.7	Dividers and decoration only
#4E5049 text on white	8.17:1	AAA	Lc 88.3	Fine for body text
#4E5049 text on black	2.56:1	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

#F5F5F5

oklch(97% 0 0)
Step 100
100

#E9EAE8

oklch(93.6% 0.003 128.5)
Step 200
200

#D9D9D7

oklch(88.5% 0.003 106.5)
Step 300
300

#C0C1BC

oklch(80.9% 0.007 115.7)
Step 400
400

#9FA29A

oklch(70.7% 0.012 123.5)
Step 500
500

#888B82

oklch(63.2% 0.014 121.8)
Step 600
600

#72756B

oklch(55.7% 0.016 120.5)
Step 700
700

#5F6259

oklch(49.1% 0.015 122)
Step 800
800 (this color)

#4E5049

oklch(42.7% 0.012 119.9)
Step 900
900

#41423D

oklch(37.6% 0.008 116)
Step 950
950

#262724

oklch(27.1% 0.006 121.8)

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#4E5049 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)	#514F49	0.006
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#514F49	0.006
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#4F4F4E	0.010
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 #4E5049, closest first.

Similar named colors

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

Use #4E5049 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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