#494645

Color #494645

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.11 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#494645

RGB

rgb(73, 70, 69)

HSL

hsl(15, 2.8%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 5.5%, 28.6%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(29.98, 1.04, 1.05)

LCH

lch(29.98, 1.48, 45.27)

OKLCH

oklch(39.7%, 0.0044, 39.47)

HWB

hwb(15, 27.1%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#454849

Analogous

#494546

#494645

#494845

Triadic

#494645

#454946

#464549

Split-complementary

#494645

#454948

#454649

Tetradic

#494645

#484945

#454849

#464549

Square

#494645

#464945

#454849

#484549

Shades

Color #494645 mixed toward black.

#3d3a39

#312f2e

#242322

#181717

#0c0c0b

Tints

Color #494645 mixed toward white.

#686463

#888381

#a6a2a0

#c3c1c0

#e1e0df

Tones

Color #494645 mixed toward gray.

#494645

#484646

#484746

#474747

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484845 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#484845 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#494545 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 1.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494645;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494645]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#494645 (#494645) is rgb(73, 70, 69) in RGB.

No, #494645 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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