#4e4848

Color #4e4848

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.93 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4848

RGB

rgb(78, 72, 72)

HSL

hsl(0, 4%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 7.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(31.17, 2.51, 0.9)

LCH

lch(31.17, 2.67, 19.73)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.0081, 17.31)

HWB

hwb(0, 28.2%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#484e4e

Analogous

#4e484b

#4e4848

#4e4b48

Triadic

#4e4848

#484e48

#48484e

Split-complementary

#4e4848

#484e4b

#484b4e

Tetradic

#4e4848

#4e4e48

#484e4e

#48484e

Square

#4e4848

#4b4e48

#484e4e

#4b484e

Shades

Color #4e4848 mixed toward black.

#413c3c

#343030

#272424

#1a1818

#0d0c0c

Tints

Color #4e4848 mixed toward white.

#6d6565

#8c8282

#a9a1a1

#c5c1c1

#e2e0e0

Tones

Color #4e4848 mixed toward gray.

#4d4848

#4d4949

#4c4949

#4c4a4a

#4b4a4a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.96:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b48 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#4c4c48 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#4e4848 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4848;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4848]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#4e4848 (#4e4848) is rgb(78, 72, 72) in RGB.

No, #4e4848 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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