#4e242e

Color #4e242e

A muted dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 27.62 Nearest Tailwind class pink-950 #510424 · ΔE 7.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e242e

RGB

rgb(78, 36, 46)

HSL

hsl(345.7, 36.8%, 22.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(345.7, 53.8%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 41%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(20.36, 20.98, 2.59)

LCH

lch(20.36, 21.14, 7.04)

OKLCH

oklch(32.2%, 0.0641, 6.27)

HWB

hwb(345.7, 14.1%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#244e44

Analogous

#4e2443

#4e242e

#4e2f24

Triadic

#4e242e

#2e4e24

#242e4e

Split-complementary

#4e242e

#244e2f

#24434e

Tetradic

#4e242e

#4e4424

#244e44

#242e4e

Square

#4e242e

#434e24

#244e44

#2f244e

Shades

Color #4e242e mixed toward black.

#411e26

#34181f

#271217

#1a0c0f

#0d0608

Tints

Color #4e242e mixed toward white.

#7b3949

#a84e63

#c07889

#d5a5b0

#ead2d8

Tones

Color #4e242e mixed toward gray.

#4b2830

#472b32

#442f34

#403235

#3d3637

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

13:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.62:1

White text reads better on this background (13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#403f2c · ΔE 27.3

Deuteranopia

#42442b · ΔE 30.7

Tritanopia

#4d2a2a · ΔE 4.7

Achromatopsia

#313131 · ΔE 18.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e242e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e242e]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#4e242e (#4e242e) is rgb(78, 36, 46) in RGB.

No, #4e242e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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