#4b4242

Color #4b4242

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.75 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4242

RGB

rgb(75, 66, 66)

HSL

hsl(0, 6.4%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 12%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12%, 12%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(28.87, 3.84, 1.4)

LCH

lch(28.87, 4.09, 20.03)

OKLCH

oklch(38.8%, 0.0124, 17.85)

HWB

hwb(0, 25.9%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424b4b

Analogous

#4b4246

#4b4242

#4b4642

Triadic

#4b4242

#424b42

#42424b

Split-complementary

#4b4242

#424b46

#42464b

Tetradic

#4b4242

#4b4b42

#424b4b

#42424b

Square

#4b4242

#464b42

#424b4b

#46424b

Shades

Color #4b4242 mixed toward black.

#3e3737

#322c2c

#252121

#191616

#0c0b0b

Tints

Color #4b4242 mixed toward white.

#6c5f5f

#8c7c7c

#a99d9d

#c5bebe

#e2dede

Tones

Color #4b4242 mixed toward gray.

#4a4343

#494343

#494444

#484545

#474646

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.74:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474742 · ΔE 7.2

Deuteranopia

#484842 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#4b4242 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4242]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#4b4242 (#4b4242) is rgb(75, 66, 66) in RGB.

No, #4b4242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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