#4e494a

Color #4e494a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.31 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e494a

RGB

rgb(78, 73, 74)

HSL

hsl(348, 3.3%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(348, 6.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.4%, 5.1%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(31.53, 2.29, 0.15)

LCH

lch(31.53, 2.29, 3.75)

OKLCH

oklch(41.1%, 0.0069, 3.32)

HWB

hwb(348, 28.6%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#494e4d

Analogous

#4e494c

#4e494a

#4e4a49

Triadic

#4e494a

#4a4e49

#494a4e

Split-complementary

#4e494a

#494e4a

#494c4e

Tetradic

#4e494a

#4e4d49

#494e4d

#494a4e

Square

#4e494a

#4c4e49

#494e4d

#4a494e

Shades

Color #4e494a mixed toward black.

#413d3e

#343131

#272425

#1a1819

#0d0c0c

Tints

Color #4e494a mixed toward white.

#6d6667

#8b8385

#a8a2a3

#c5c1c2

#e2e0e0

Tones

Color #4e494a mixed toward gray.

#4e494a

#4d4a4a

#4d4a4b

#4c4b4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.38:1

White text reads better on this background (8.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c4a · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#4c4d4a · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#4e4a4a · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e494a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e494a]

Related colors

Crimson #dc143c

Pink #ffc0cb

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#4e494a (#4e494a) is rgb(78, 73, 74) in RGB.

No, #4e494a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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