#4F4A54

Accessibility

AAA

8.61:1

Vs white / black

8.61:1 · 2.44:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4f4a54

RGB

rgb(79, 74, 84)

RGBA

rgba(79, 74, 84, 1)

HSL

hsl(270, 6%, 31%)

HSLA

hsla(270, 6%, 31%, 1)

HSV

hsv(270, 12%, 33%)

LAB

lab(32.26% 4.27 -5.17)

LCH

lch(32.26% 6.71 309.55)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4176 0.0108 -0.0138)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4176 0.0175 308.05)

XYZ

xyz(7.27, 7.20, 9.39)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 12%, 0%, 67%)

CSS

color: #4f4a54;

CSS variable

--color-4f4a54: #4f4a54;

SCSS

$color-4f4a54: #4f4a54;

JavaScript

const color = "#4f4a54";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4f4a54";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4f4a54" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4f4a54", "rgb": { "r": 79, "g": 74, "b": 84 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4176 0.0175 308.05)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4f4a54-1: #4f4a54;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

zinc-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.73 · #52525B

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 12.54 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 7.7 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 14.56 · #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.

50f9f2ff 100ebe5f2 200d8d1df 300c1bbc8 400a59eab 500898390 600736d79 7005c5762 80047414c 900322c37 9501d1822

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f0f0f1 e2e1e3 d3d2d4 c4c3c6 b6b4b8 a7a5aa 98959b 8a868d 7b777f 6c6871 5e5962 4f4a54 48444d 423e46 3b383f 353138 2e2b31 28252a 211f23 1a191c 141315 0d0c0e 070607

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f0f1 e2e1e3 d3d2d4 c4c3c6 b6b4b8 a7a5aa 98959b 8a868d 7b777f 6c6871 5e5962

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

48444d 423e46 3b383f 353138 2e2b31 28252a 211f23 1a191c 141315 0d0c0e 070607

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

534f58 57535b 5b585f 5f5c63 636166 68656a 6c6a6e 706e71 747375 787779 7c7c7c

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4F4A54Stop 1 #4F544AStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4A4A54Stop 1 #4F4A54Stop 2 #544A54Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4F4A54Stop 1 #544F4AStop 2 #4A544FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4F4A54Stop 1 #54544AStop 2 #4A544AStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#333036Stop 1 #59545FStop 2 #807887Stop 3 #A6A0ABStop 4 #CCC9CFStop 5

Using this color

Where #4f4a54 works

#4F4A54 (#4f4a54) sits in the grey family at about 270° hue, 6% saturation, and 31% lightness. Contrast is 8.61:1 on white and 2.44:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: zinc-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, #4f4a54 is 2.44:1. 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 600#52525B Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Material You Secondary#625B71 Tailwind gray 700#374151 Chakra gray 600#4A5568 Tailwind stone 700#44403C Tailwind stone 600#57534E Tailwind slate 600#475569