#494546

Color #494546

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.57 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#494546

RGB

rgb(73, 69, 70)

HSL

hsl(345, 2.8%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345, 5.5%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 4.1%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(29.7, 1.89, -0)

LCH

lch(29.7, 1.89, -0)

OKLCH

oklch(39.5%, 0.0056, 0)

HWB

hwb(345, 27.1%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#454948

Analogous

#494548

#494546

#494645

Triadic

#494546

#464945

#454649

Split-complementary

#494546

#454946

#454849

Tetradic

#494546

#494845

#454948

#454649

Square

#494546

#484945

#454948

#464549

Shades

Color #494546 mixed toward black.

#3d393a

#312e2f

#242223

#181717

#0c0b0c

Tints

Color #494546 mixed toward white.

#686364

#888183

#a6a0a2

#c3c0c1

#e1dfe0

Tones

Color #494546 mixed toward gray.

#494546

#484646

#484647

#474747

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.22:1

White text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474746 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#484846 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#494646 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494546;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494546]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#494546 (#494546) is rgb(73, 69, 70) in RGB.

No, #494546 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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