#4e4838

Color #4e4838

A muted dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 17.26 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4838

RGB

rgb(78, 72, 56)

HSL

hsl(43.6, 16.4%, 26.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.6, 28.2%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 28.2%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(30.74, -0.47, 10.53)

LCH

lch(30.74, 10.54, 92.56)

OKLCH

oklch(40.3%, 0.0268, 90)

HWB

hwb(43.6, 22%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#383e4e

Analogous

#4e3d38

#4e4838

#494e38

Triadic

#4e4838

#384e48

#48384e

Split-complementary

#4e4838

#38494e

#3d384e

Tetradic

#4e4838

#3e4e38

#383e4e

#48384e

Square

#4e4838

#384e3d

#383e4e

#4e3849

Shades

Color #4e4838 mixed toward black.

#413c2f

#343025

#27241c

#1a1813

#0d0c09

Tints

Color #4e4838 mixed toward white.

#736a52

#968b6d

#b0a892

#cbc5b6

#e5e2db

Tones

Color #4e4838 mixed toward gray.

#4c473a

#4a463c

#49463e

#47453f

#454441

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.31:1

White text reads better on this background (9.1:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b3c · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#4c4c3d · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#4e3f40 · ΔE 12.6

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4838;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4838]

Related colors

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Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

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Cornsilk #fff8dc

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#4e4838 (#4e4838) is rgb(78, 72, 56) in RGB.

No, #4e4838 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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