#494843

Color #494843

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.61 Nearest Tailwind class stone-700 #44403b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#494843

RGB

rgb(73, 72, 67)

HSL

hsl(50, 4.3%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 8.2%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 8.2%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(30.54, -0.64, 3.15)

LCH

lch(30.54, 3.21, 101.48)

OKLCH

oklch(40.1%, 0.0083, 97.64)

HWB

hwb(50, 26.3%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#434449

Analogous

#494543

#494843

#474943

Triadic

#494843

#434948

#484349

Split-complementary

#494843

#434749

#454349

Tetradic

#494843

#444943

#434449

#484349

Square

#494843

#434945

#434449

#494347

Shades

Color #494843 mixed toward black.

#3d3c38

#31302d

#252422

#181816

#0c0c0b

Tints

Color #494843 mixed toward white.

#696861

#89877e

#a7a59f

#c4c3bf

#e2e1df

Tones

Color #494843 mixed toward gray.

#494844

#484744

#484745

#474745

#474646

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494944 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#494945 · ΔE 0.8

Tritanopia

#494545 · ΔE 4.2

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494843;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494843]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#494843 (#494843) is rgb(73, 72, 67) in RGB.

No, #494843 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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