#4e4a42

Color #4e4a42

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.89 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4a42

RGB

rgb(78, 74, 66)

HSL

hsl(40, 8.3%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(40, 15.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.1%, 15.4%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(31.6, 0.06, 5.38)

LCH

lch(31.6, 5.38, 89.36)

OKLCH

oklch(41%, 0.0141, 84.69)

HWB

hwb(40, 25.9%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42464e

Analogous

#4e4442

#4e4a42

#4c4e42

Triadic

#4e4a42

#424e4a

#4a424e

Split-complementary

#4e4a42

#424c4e

#44424e

Tetradic

#4e4a42

#464e42

#42464e

#4a424e

Square

#4e4a42

#424e44

#42464e

#4e424c

Shades

Color #4e4a42 mixed toward black.

#413e37

#34312c

#272521

#1a1916

#0d0c0b

Tints

Color #4e4a42 mixed toward white.

#6f695e

#8f887b

#aba69c

#c7c4bd

#e3e1de

Tones

Color #4e4a42 mixed toward gray.

#4d4a43

#4c4944

#4b4945

#4a4946

#494847

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.38:1

White text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c44 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#4d4d45 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#4e4646 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4a42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4a42]

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Moccasin #ffe4b5

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Frequently asked questions

#4e4a42 (#4e4a42) is rgb(78, 74, 66) in RGB.

No, #4e4a42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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