#474240

Color #474240

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class stone-700 #44403b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#474240

RGB

rgb(71, 66, 64)

HSL

hsl(17.1, 5.2%, 26.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(17.1, 9.9%, 27.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7%, 9.9%, 72.2%)

LAB

lab(28.4, 1.7, 1.98)

LCH

lch(28.4, 2.61, 49.35)

OKLCH

oklch(38.3%, 0.0076, 42.88)

HWB

hwb(17.1, 25.1%, 72.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#404547

Analogous

#474042

#474240

#474640

Triadic

#474240

#404742

#424047

Split-complementary

#474240

#404746

#404247

Tetradic

#474240

#454740

#404547

#424047

Square

#474240

#424740

#404547

#464047

Shades

Color #474240 mixed toward black.

#3b3735

#2f2c2b

#242120

#181615

#0c0b0b

Tints

Color #474240 mixed toward white.

#68615e

#897f7c

#a69f9c

#c4bfbd

#e1dfde

Tones

Color #474240 mixed toward gray.

#474241

#464341

#454342

#444343

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.12:1

White text reads better on this background (9.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454540 · ΔE 4.2

Deuteranopia

#454641 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#474141 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #474240;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#474240]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Sienna #a0522d

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#474240 (#474240) is rgb(71, 66, 64) in RGB.

No, #474240 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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