#494040

Color #494040

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.77 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#494040

RGB

rgb(73, 64, 64)

HSL

hsl(0, 6.6%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 12.3%, 28.6%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(27.99, 3.86, 1.41)

LCH

lch(27.99, 4.11, 20.07)

OKLCH

oklch(38.1%, 0.0124, 17.85)

HWB

hwb(0, 25.1%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#404949

Analogous

#494045

#494040

#494540

Triadic

#494040

#404940

#404049

Split-complementary

#494040

#404945

#404549

Tetradic

#494040

#494940

#404949

#404049

Square

#494040

#454940

#404949

#454049

Shades

Color #494040 mixed toward black.

#3d3535

#312b2b

#252020

#181515

#0c0b0b

Tints

Color #494040 mixed toward white.

#6a5d5d

#8b7b7b

#a89c9c

#c5bdbd

#e2dede

Tones

Color #494040 mixed toward gray.

#484141

#484242

#474242

#464343

#454444

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.09:1

White text reads better on this background (10.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454540 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#464640 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#494040 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#424242 · ΔE 5.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494040;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494040]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#494040 (#494040) is rgb(73, 64, 64) in RGB.

No, #494040 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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