#404949

Color #404949

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.98 Nearest Tailwind class mist-700 #394447 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#404949

RGB

rgb(64, 73, 73)

HSL

hsl(180, 6.6%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 12.3%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.3%, 0%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(30.24, -3.63, -1.24)

LCH

lch(30.24, 3.84, 198.86)

OKLCH

oklch(39.7%, 0.0117, 196.89)

HWB

hwb(180, 25.1%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#494040

Analogous

#404945

#404949

#404549

Triadic

#404949

#494049

#494940

Split-complementary

#404949

#494045

#494540

Tetradic

#404949

#404049

#494040

#494940

Square

#404949

#454049

#494040

#454940

Shades

Color #404949 mixed toward black.

#353d3d

#2b3131

#202525

#151818

#0b0c0c

Tints

Color #404949 mixed toward white.

#5d6a6a

#7b8b8b

#9ca8a8

#bdc5c5

#dee2e2

Tones

Color #404949 mixed toward gray.

#414848

#424848

#424747

#434646

#444545

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.27:1

White text reads better on this background (9.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#444449 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#444349 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#404949 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #404949;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#404949]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#404949 (#404949) is rgb(64, 73, 73) in RGB.

No, #404949 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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