#494141

Accessibility

AAA

9.93:1

Vs white / black

9.93:1 · 2.12:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#494141

RGB

rgb(73, 65, 65)

RGBA

rgba(73, 65, 65, 1)

HSL

hsl(0, 6%, 27%)

HSLA

hsla(0, 6%, 27%, 1)

HSV

hsv(0, 11%, 29%)

LAB

lab(28.32% 3.42 1.25)

LCH

lch(28.32% 3.64 20.08)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3834 0.0105 0.0033)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3834 0.011 17.45)

XYZ

xyz(5.59, 5.58, 5.78)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11%, 11%, 71%)

CSS

color: #494141;

CSS variable

--color-494141: #494141;

SCSS

$color-494141: #494141;

JavaScript

const color = "#494141";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#494141";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#494141" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#494141", "rgb": { "r": 73, "g": 65, "b": 65 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3834 0.011 17.45)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#494141-1: #494141;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.01 · #44403C

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 14.27 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.73 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 12.15 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff0f0 100f5e3e3 200e1cfcf 300cab9b9 400ae9d9d 500928282 6007b6c6c 700645555 8004e4040 900392b2b 950231717

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f0efef e1dfdf d2d0d0 c2c0c0 b3b0b0 a4a0a0 959090 868080 777171 676161 585151 494141 433c3c 3d3636 373131 312b2b 2b2626 252121 1e1b1b 181616 121010 0c0b0b 060505

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0efef e1dfdf d2d0d0 c2c0c0 b3b0b0 a4a0a0 959090 868080 777171 676161 585151

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

433c3c 3d3636 373131 312b2b 2b2626 252121 1e1b1b 181616 121010 0c0b0b 060505

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

4e4646 524c4c 575151 5b5656 605b5b 656161 696666 6e6b6b 727070 777676 7b7b7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#494141Stop 1 #414949Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#494145Stop 1 #494141Stop 2 #494541Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#494141Stop 1 #414941Stop 2 #414149Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#494141Stop 1 #414945Stop 2 #414549Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363030Stop 1 #5F5454Stop 2 #877878Stop 3 #ABA0A0Stop 4 #CFC9C9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #494141 works

#494141 (#494141) sits in the grey family at about 0° hue, 6% saturation, and 27% lightness. Contrast is 9.93:1 on white and 2.12:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-700 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #494141 is 2.12:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Neutrality, balance, and modernity. Essential for UI chrome, typography, and systems. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Grey range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 700#44403C Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Material Brown 800#4E342E Tailwind stone 800#292524 Material Brown 700#5D4037 Tailwind zinc 800#27272A