#494243

Color #494243

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.61 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#494243

RGB

rgb(73, 66, 67)

HSL

hsl(351.4, 5%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(351.4, 9.6%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 8.2%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(28.69, 3.18, 0.47)

LCH

lch(28.69, 3.21, 8.41)

OKLCH

oklch(38.7%, 0.0097, 7.71)

HWB

hwb(351.4, 25.9%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424948

Analogous

#494247

#494243

#494542

Triadic

#494243

#434942

#424349

Split-complementary

#494243

#424945

#424749

Tetradic

#494243

#494842

#424948

#424349

Square

#494243

#474942

#424948

#454249

Shades

Color #494243 mixed toward black.

#3d3738

#312c2d

#252122

#181616

#0c0b0b

Tints

Color #494243 mixed toward white.

#6a5f61

#8a7d7f

#a79e9f

#c4bebf

#e2dfdf

Tones

Color #494243 mixed toward gray.

#494344

#484344

#474444

#474445

#464545

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.14:1

White text reads better on this background (9.8:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464643 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#464743 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#494343 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494243;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494243]

Related colors

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Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

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Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#494243 (#494243) is rgb(73, 66, 67) in RGB.

No, #494243 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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