#4e4e47

Color #4e4e47

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.26 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4e47

RGB

rgb(78, 78, 71)

HSL

hsl(60, 4.7%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 9%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 9%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(32.97, -1.46, 4.15)

LCH

lch(32.97, 4.4, 109.38)

OKLCH

oklch(42.2%, 0.0113, 106.99)

HWB

hwb(60, 27.8%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#47474e

Analogous

#4e4a47

#4e4e47

#4a4e47

Triadic

#4e4e47

#474e4e

#4e474e

Split-complementary

#4e4e47

#474a4e

#4a474e

Tetradic

#4e4e47

#474e47

#47474e

#4e474e

Square

#4e4e47

#474e4a

#47474e

#4e474a

Shades

Color #4e4e47 mixed toward black.

#41413b

#34342f

#272723

#1a1a18

#0d0d0c

Tints

Color #4e4e47 mixed toward white.

#6d6d64

#8c8c81

#a9a9a0

#c6c6c0

#e2e2df

Tones

Color #4e4e47 mixed toward gray.

#4d4d48

#4c4c49

#4b4b4a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.5:1

White text reads better on this background (8.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e49 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#4e4e49 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#4e4a4a · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4e47;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4e47]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#4e4e47 (#4e4e47) is rgb(78, 78, 71) in RGB.

No, #4e4e47 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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