#4e4946

Color #4e4946

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.9 Nearest Tailwind class stone-700 #44403b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4946

RGB

rgb(78, 73, 70)

HSL

hsl(22.5, 5.4%, 29%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.5, 10.3%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 10.3%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(31.41, 1.47, 2.54)

LCH

lch(31.41, 2.93, 59.94)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.0084, 53.27)

HWB

hwb(22.5, 27.5%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#464b4e

Analogous

#4e4647

#4e4946

#4e4d46

Triadic

#4e4946

#464e49

#49464e

Split-complementary

#4e4946

#464e4d

#46474e

Tetradic

#4e4946

#4b4e46

#464b4e

#49464e

Square

#4e4946

#474e46

#464b4e

#4d464e

Shades

Color #4e4946 mixed toward black.

#413d3a

#34312f

#272423

#1a1817

#0d0c0c

Tints

Color #4e4946 mixed toward white.

#6e6763

#8d8580

#a9a3a0

#c6c2bf

#e2e0df

Tones

Color #4e4946 mixed toward gray.

#4d4947

#4c4948

#4b4a49

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

#4c4c47 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#4c4d47 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#4e4747 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 3.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4946;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4946]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Frequently asked questions

#4e4946 (#4e4946) is rgb(78, 73, 70) in RGB.

No, #4e4946 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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