#49454E

Accessibility

AAA

9.36:1

Vs white / black

9.36:1 · 2.24:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#49454e

RGB

rgb(73, 69, 78)

RGBA

rgba(73, 69, 78, 1)

HSL

hsl(267, 6%, 29%)

HSLA

hsla(267, 6%, 29%, 1)

HSV

hsv(267, 12%, 31%)

LAB

lab(29.97% 3.68 -4.78)

LCH

lch(29.97% 6.03 307.59)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3977 0.0092 -0.0128)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3977 0.0158 305.71)

XYZ

xyz(6.25, 6.22, 8.08)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 69%)

CSS

color: #49454e;

CSS variable

--color-49454e: #49454e;

SCSS

$color-49454e: #49454e;

JavaScript

const color = "#49454e";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#49454e";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#49454e" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#49454e", "rgb": { "r": 73, "g": 69, "b": 78 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3977 0.0158 305.71)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#49454e-1: #49454e;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.53 · #3F3F46

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 13.74 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 6.45 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 12.63 · #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.

50f8f2ff 100ebe5f3 200d7d1df 300c1bbc8 400a49fac 500898390 600736d7a 7005c5763 80046414c 900312d37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f0f0f0 e1e0e2 d2d1d3 c2c1c4 b3b2b5 a4a2a7 959398 868389 77747a 67646c 58555d 49454e 433f48 3d3a41 37343b 312e34 2b282d 252327 1e1d21 18171a 121114 0c0b0d 060607

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f0f0 e1e0e2 d2d1d3 c2c1c4 b3b2b5 a4a2a7 959398 868389 77747a 67646c 58555d

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

433f48 3d3a41 37343b 312e34 2b282d 252327 1e1d21 18171a 121114 0c0b0d 060607

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

4e4a52 524f56 57545b 5b595f 605e63 656367 69676b 6e6c6f 727174 777678 7b7b7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#49454EStop 1 #4A4E46Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#46464EStop 1 #49454EStop 2 #4E464EStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#49454EStop 1 #4E4A46Stop 2 #464E4AStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#49454EStop 1 #4E4E46Stop 2 #464E46Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333036Stop 1 #59545FStop 2 #7F7887Stop 3 #A5A0ABStop 4 #CCC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #49454e works

#49454E (#49454e) sits in the grey family at about 267° hue, 6% saturation, and 29% lightness. Contrast is 9.36:1 on white and 2.24:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-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, #49454e is 2.24:1. 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 zinc 700#3F3F46 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Tailwind gray 700#374151 Tailwind stone 700#44403C Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Web Safe #333333#333333 Chakra gray 600#4A5568 Tailwind slate 700#334155 Tailwind stone 600#57534E