#4e4949

Color #4e4949

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.67 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4949

RGB

rgb(78, 73, 73)

HSL

hsl(0, 3.3%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 6.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(31.5, 2.08, 0.75)

LCH

lch(31.5, 2.21, 19.83)

OKLCH

oklch(41%, 0.0067, 17.35)

HWB

hwb(0, 28.6%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#494e4e

Analogous

#4e494b

#4e4949

#4e4b49

Triadic

#4e4949

#494e49

#49494e

Split-complementary

#4e4949

#494e4b

#494b4e

Tetradic

#4e4949

#4e4e49

#494e4e

#49494e

Square

#4e4949

#4b4e49

#494e4e

#4b494e

Shades

Color #4e4949 mixed toward black.

#413d3d

#343131

#272424

#1a1818

#0d0c0c

Tints

Color #4e4949 mixed toward white.

#6d6666

#8b8383

#a8a2a2

#c5c1c1

#e2e0e0

Tones

Color #4e4949 mixed toward gray.

#4e4949

#4d4a4a

#4c4b4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.37:1

White text reads better on this background (8.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c49 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#4c4d49 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#4e4949 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4949;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4949]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#4e4949 (#4e4949) is rgb(78, 73, 73) in RGB.

No, #4e4949 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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