#4e4e40

Color #4e4e40

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.56 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4e40

RGB

rgb(78, 78, 64)

HSL

hsl(60, 9.9%, 27.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 17.9%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 17.9%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(32.79, -2.8, 8.31)

LCH

lch(32.79, 8.77, 108.62)

OKLCH

oklch(42%, 0.0224, 107.38)

HWB

hwb(60, 25.1%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40404e

Analogous

#4e4740

#4e4e40

#474e40

Triadic

#4e4e40

#404e4e

#4e404e

Split-complementary

#4e4e40

#40474e

#47404e

Tetradic

#4e4e40

#404e40

#40404e

#4e404e

Square

#4e4e40

#404e47

#40404e

#4e4047

Shades

Color #4e4e40 mixed toward black.

#414135

#34342b

#272720

#1a1a15

#0d0d0b

Tints

Color #4e4e40 mixed toward white.

#70705c

#909078

#acac9a

#c8c8bc

#e3e3dd

Tones

Color #4e4e40 mixed toward gray.

#4d4d41

#4c4c42

#4a4a43

#494945

#484846

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.44:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.49:1

White text reads better on this background (8.44:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e44 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#4e4e45 · ΔE 2.4

Tritanopia

#4e4647 · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 7.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4e40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4e40]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#4e4e40 (#4e4e40) is rgb(78, 78, 64) in RGB.

No, #4e4e40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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