#414549Stargazing (#414549) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 248°, lightness 0.39 and chroma 0.009. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #414549 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(65, 69, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(210, 6%, 27%) |
| HSV | hsv(210, 11%, 29%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 71%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(29.1 -0.7 -3) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.388 0.009 248) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Stargazing is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#444344 — ΔE 0.9, is virtually unchanged#444547 — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#414549 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#41454a — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Stargazing 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 9.67:1 and against black 2.17:1, 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.
#a0a3a7 · #7a7e82 · #575a5e · #414549 · #181b1e · #020304
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.
#3b6e7b · #295b73 · #414549 · #223458 · #202144 · #1b112f
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.
#beb4d1 · #7e9fbf · #8373a3 · #635b72 · #414549 · #0c2d49
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.
#d9b085 · #718599 · #59646f · #414549 · #172a3c · #06101a
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7f1ea · #9da5ad · #605c58 · #414549 · #262e36 · #020100
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.
#f0f2f4 · #c9cbcd · #9ea1a3 · #414549 · #090b0e · #f3a648
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fcefe2 · #be9e7c · #79552b · #414549 · #422602 · #00030d
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fcefe2 · #c69889 · #685d27 · #414549 · #482114 · #040200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecef · #c6959d · #516536 · #414549 · #24330c · #060001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fdecf7 · #be96b1 · #79552b · #414549 · #073721 · #130600
#616467 · #808386 · #a0a2a4 · #c0c1c2 · #dfe0e1
#363a3d · #2b2e31 · #212325 · #161718 · #0b0c0c
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.