#484753Gun Powder (#484753) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 289°, lightness 0.4 and chroma 0.02. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #484753 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(72, 71, 83) |
| HSL | hsl(245, 8%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(245, 14%, 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 14%, 0%, 67%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(30.7 3.2 -7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.403 0.020 289) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Gun Powder shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#4b454d — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#4b4751 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#484753 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#484754 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Gun Powder in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 9.12:1 and against black 2.3:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid black text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#9998a3 · #74737f · #484753 · #31303a · #13121b · #010103
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#546b8c · #4d567f · #484753 · #412f55 · #381e3d · #2c0f25
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#b296a7 · #a06f8e · #745c6b · #484753 · #2e284c · #171030
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#c7c990 · #86849d · #666574 · #484753 · #2c2940 · #12101d
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f2f2eb · #a6a5b0 · #61625d · #484753 · #31303a · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#f1f1f7 · #c9c8cf · #484753 · #23222b · #040309 · #cbcb4e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#f2f3e2 · #a9aa7f · #64652f · #484753 · #343405 · #010007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#f2f3e2 · #bba37c · #4b6c42 · #484753 · #422d01 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffeee5 · #c79c86 · #2e6f5a · #484753 · #003b2c · #0f0200
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#ffedec · #ca9898 · #64652f · #484753 · #00393c · #020200
#62616C · #7D7D87 · #9A99A2 · #B7B7BE · #D6D5DB
#3C3B46 · #303039 · #25242D · #1B1A21 · #101016
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.