#474C50Witchcraft (#474C50) is a grey neutral with an OKLCH hue of 242°, lightness 0.41 and chroma 0.009. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #474C50 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(71, 76, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(207, 6%, 30%) |
| HSV | hsv(207, 11%, 31%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(11%, 5%, 0%, 69%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(32 -1.1 -3.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.413 0.009 242) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Witchcraft 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.
#4b4a4a — ΔE 1.1, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#4a4c4e — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#474c50 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#474c51 — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Witchcraft 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 8.69:1 and against black 2.42:1, 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.
#9fa4a7 · #7a7e82 · #474c50 · #35393d · #171b1e · #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.
#41767f · #2c6378 · #474c50 · #233c5f · #22294c · #1e1837
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.
#a39eba · #867cad · #68637b · #474c50 · #0c344e · #001b2f
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.
#d5a881 · #778d9f · #5f6c76 · #474c50 · #1b3142 · #09161f
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#f7f0eb · #a0aab1 · #68635f · #474c50 · #2c353c · #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 · #474c50 · #292c2f · #080b0e · #f29b46
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#fdefe3 · #c4a082 · #835a35 · #474c50 · #4b2b0c · #000510
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#fdefe3 · #cb9b91 · #74632e · #474c50 · #4f261e · #080400
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#ffecf1 · #c999a5 · #5d6b39 · #474c50 · #2e390f · #050001
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#fbedf9 · #bf9bb9 · #835a35 · #474c50 · #163d23 · #110400
#666a6d · #84888a · #a3a6a8 · #c2c3c5 · #e0e1e2
#3b3f43 · #2f3335 · #242628 · #18191b · #0c0d0d
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors.