#4A434A

Accessibility

AAA

9.58:1

Vs white / black

9.58:1 · 2.19:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4a434a

RGB

rgb(74, 67, 74)

RGBA

rgba(74, 67, 74, 1)

HSL

hsl(300, 5%, 28%)

HSLA

hsla(300, 5%, 28%, 1)

HSV

hsv(300, 9%, 29%)

LAB

lab(29.32% 4.47 -3.14)

LCH

lch(29.32% 5.46 324.91)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3924 0.0123 -0.0083)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3924 0.0148 325.99)

XYZ

xyz(6.07, 5.96, 7.31)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 71%)

CSS

color: #4a434a;

CSS variable

--color-4a434a: #4a434a;

SCSS

$color-4a434a: #4a434a;

JavaScript

const color = "#4a434a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4a434a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4a434a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4a434a", "rgb": { "r": 74, "g": 67, "b": 74 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3924 0.0148 325.99)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4a434a-1: #4a434a;
}

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 4.27 · #3F3F46

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 14.21 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 6.43 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 12.75 · #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.

50fdf1fd 100efe3ef 200dbd0db 300c5b9c5 400a89da8 5008d828d 600776c76 700605660 8004a404a 900352c35 950201720

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f0eff0 e1e0e1 d2d0d2 c3c0c3 b4b1b4 a5a1a5 959195 868286 777277 686268 595359 4a434a 443d44 3e383e 383238 312d31 2b272b 252225 1f1c1f 191619 131113 0c0b0c 060606

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0eff0 e1e0e1 d2d0d2 c3c0c3 b4b1b4 a5a1a5 959195 868286 777277 686268 595359

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

443d44 3e383e 383238 312d31 2b272b 252225 1f1c1f 191619 131113 0c0b0c 060606

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

4f484f 534d53 585258 5c575c 615c61 656265 6a676a 6e6c6e 737173 777677 7c7b7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4A434AStop 1 #444B44Stop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#47444BStop 1 #4A434AStop 2 #4B4447Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4A434AStop 1 #4B4B44Stop 2 #444B4BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4A434AStop 1 #474B44Stop 2 #444B47Stop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#363036Stop 1 #5E555EStop 2 #867986Stop 3 #AAA1AAStop 4 #CFC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #4a434a works

#4A434A (#4a434a) sits in the grey family at about 300° hue, 5% saturation, and 28% lightness. Contrast is 9.58:1 on white and 2.19:1 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, #4a434a is 2.19:1. 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 stone 700#44403C Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind gray 700#374151 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Tailwind zinc 800#27272A Material You Secondary#625B71