#424C4AUrban Chic (#424C4A) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 182°, lightness 0.41 and chroma 0.013. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #424C4A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(66, 76, 74) |
| HSL | hsl(168, 7%, 28%) |
| HSV | hsv(168, 13%, 30%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(13%, 0%, 3%, 70%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(31.4 -4.5 -0.2) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.407 0.013 182) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Urban Chic is virtually unchanged; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#464a45 — ΔE 1.0, is virtually unchanged#454c48 — ΔE 0.5, is virtually unchanged#424c4a — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#424c4b — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Urban Chic 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 8.88:1 and against black 2.36:1, 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.
#98a09f · #727b7a · #424c4a · #2e3735 · #111917 · #000202
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.
#407480 · #216568 · #424c4a · #064633 · #10361b · #132506
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.
#88a5b7 · #538aa9 · #506978 · #424c4a · #003832 · #001d19
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.
#b57b8a · #5a6d69 · #424c4a · #11342f · #001814 · #000302
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f8eff1 · #9eaaa8 · #676062 · #424c4a · #283533 · #020101
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.
#eef3f2 · #c5cbca · #424c4a · #202725 · #020605 · #e64e84
The same quiet ground carrying one bright gold voice — the high-energy pairing a cool or muted anchor cannot reach through its own temperature.
#eef3f2 · #c5cbca · #424c4a · #202725 · #020605 · #f0bb4d
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ffecf0 · #c898a4 · #86505f · #424c4a · #4c232f · #000201
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ffecf0 · #bf9ab8 · #885247 · #424c4a · #452540 · #050000
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#f4efff · #ae9fc7 · #815833 · #424c4a · #492a09 · #020006
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#edf1ff · #9aa5ce · #86505f · #424c4a · #3e3101 · #050001
#5D6664 · #78817F · #959D9B · #B4BAB8 · #D3D7D6
#37403E · #2B3332 · #212826 · #171D1B · #0D1211
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.