#495051

Accessibility

AAA

8.24:1

Vs white / black

8.24:1 · 2.55:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#495051

RGB

rgb(73, 80, 81)

RGBA

rgba(73, 80, 81, 1)

HSL

hsl(187, 5%, 30%)

HSLA

hsla(187, 5%, 30%, 1)

HSV

hsv(187, 10%, 32%)

LAB

lab(33.45% -2.57 -1.55)

LCH

lch(33.45% 3 211.09)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4253 -0.0082 -0.0042)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4253 0.0092 207.12)

XYZ

xyz(7.10, 7.75, 8.90)

CMYK

cmyk(10%, 1%, 0%, 68%)

CSS

color: #495051;

CSS variable

--color-495051: #495051;

SCSS

$color-495051: #495051;

JavaScript

const color = "#495051";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#495051";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#495051" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#495051", "rgb": { "r": 73, "g": 80, "b": 81 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4253 0.0092 207.12)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#495051-1: #495051;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.97 · #525252

Nearest CSS named color

DarkSlateGray

Very different · ΔE 9.44 · #2F4F4F

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 5.72 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 14.05 · #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.

50e7f9fc 100d9ecef 200c6d8db 300b0c2c4 40094a5a8 500798a8c 600637476 7004d5d5f 800374749 900233234 9500f1d1f

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f0f0f1 e1e2e2 d2d3d4 c2c5c5 b3b6b7 a4a8a8 95999a 868a8b 777c7d 676d6e 585f60 495051 43494a 3d4344 373c3d 313536 2b2f2f 252829 1e2122 181b1b 121414 0c0d0d 060707

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f0f1 e1e2e2 d2d3d4 c2c5c5 b3b6b7 a4a8a8 95999a 868a8b 777c7d 676d6e 585f60

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

43494a 3d4344 373c3d 313536 2b2f2f 252829 1e2122 181b1b 121414 0c0d0d 060707

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

4e5455 525859 575c5d 5b6061 606465 656869 696c6c 6e7070 727474 777878 7b7c7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#495051Stop 1 #504A49Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#49504DStop 1 #495051Stop 2 #494C50Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#495051Stop 1 #50494FStop 2 #4F5049Stop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#495051Stop 1 #50494CStop 2 #504D49Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#303536Stop 1 #555D5EStop 2 #798486Stop 3 #A1A9AAStop 4 #C9CECFStop 5

Using this color

Where #495051 works

#495051 (#495051) sits in the grey family at about 187° hue, 5% saturation, and 30% lightness. Contrast is 8.24:1 on white and 2.55:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-600 (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, #495051 is 2.55:1. 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 neutral 600#525252 Material Grey 800#424242 Material Blue Grey 800#37474F Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Material Blue Grey 700#455A64 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Fluent Gray#605E5C Material Grey 700#616161 Tailwind stone 700#44403C Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46