#4c4a42

Color #4c4a42

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.61 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4c4a42

RGB

rgb(76, 74, 66)

HSL

hsl(48, 7%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48, 13.2%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.6%, 13.2%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(31.41, -0.81, 5.08)

LCH

lch(31.41, 5.14, 99.06)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.0133, 95.19)

HWB

hwb(48, 25.9%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42444c

Analogous

#4c4542

#4c4a42

#494c42

Triadic

#4c4a42

#424c4a

#4a424c

Split-complementary

#4c4a42

#42494c

#45424c

Tetradic

#4c4a42

#444c42

#42444c

#4a424c

Square

#4c4a42

#424c45

#42444c

#4c4249

Shades

Color #4c4a42 mixed toward black.

#3f3e37

#33312c

#262521

#191916

#0d0c0b

Tints

Color #4c4a42 mixed toward white.

#6d6a5e

#8d897c

#a9a79d

#c6c4bd

#e2e2de

Tones

Color #4c4a42 mixed toward gray.

#4b4943

#4a4944

#494844

#494845

#484746

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.37:1

White text reads better on this background (8.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b44 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#4b4b45 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#4c4646 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c4a42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c4a42]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#4c4a42 (#4c4a42) is rgb(76, 74, 66) in RGB.

No, #4c4a42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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