#4e4e43

Color #4e4e43

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.46 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4e43

RGB

rgb(78, 78, 67)

HSL

hsl(60, 7.6%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 14.1%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 14.1%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(32.86, -2.24, 6.53)

LCH

lch(32.86, 6.9, 108.93)

OKLCH

oklch(42%, 0.0177, 107.1)

HWB

hwb(60, 26.3%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#43434e

Analogous

#4e4843

#4e4e43

#484e43

Triadic

#4e4e43

#434e4e

#4e434e

Split-complementary

#4e4e43

#43484e

#48434e

Tetradic

#4e4e43

#434e43

#43434e

#4e434e

Square

#4e4e43

#434e48

#43434e

#4e4348

Shades

Color #4e4e43 mixed toward black.

#414138

#34342d

#272721

#1a1a16

#0d0d0b

Tints

Color #4e4e43 mixed toward white.

#6f6f5f

#8f8f7c

#abab9d

#c7c7be

#e3e3de

Tones

Color #4e4e43 mixed toward gray.

#4d4d44

#4c4c45

#4b4b46

#4a4a47

#494948

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.49:1

White text reads better on this background (8.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e46 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#4e4e47 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#4e4848 · ΔE 8.6

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4e43;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4e43]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#4e4e43 (#4e4e43) is rgb(78, 78, 67) in RGB.

No, #4e4e43 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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