#474940

Color #474940

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 12.62 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#474940

RGB

rgb(71, 73, 64)

HSL

hsl(73.3, 6.6%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(73.3, 12.3%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 0%, 12.3%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(30.58, -2.73, 5.11)

LCH

lch(30.58, 5.79, 118.11)

OKLCH

oklch(40.1%, 0.0149, 117.08)

HWB

hwb(73.3, 25.1%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424049

Analogous

#494740

#474940

#434940

Triadic

#474940

#404749

#494047

Split-complementary

#474940

#404349

#474049

Tetradic

#474940

#404942

#424049

#494047

Square

#474940

#404947

#424049

#494043

Shades

Color #474940 mixed toward black.

#3b3d35

#2f312b

#242520

#181815

#0c0c0b

Tints

Color #474940 mixed toward white.

#676a5d

#878b7b

#a5a89c

#c3c5bd

#e1e2de

Tones

Color #474940 mixed toward gray.

#474841

#464842

#464742

#454643

#454544

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484842 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#484843 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#474444 · ΔE 7.1

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #474940;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#474940]

Related colors

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Yellow Green #9acd32

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Frequently asked questions

#474940 (#474940) is rgb(71, 73, 64) in RGB.

No, #474940 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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