#474849

Color #474849

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-700 #404040 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#474849

RGB

rgb(71, 72, 73)

HSL

hsl(210, 1.4%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 2.7%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.7%, 1.4%, 0%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(30.53, -0.19, -0.74)

LCH

lch(30.53, 0.76, 255.6)

OKLCH

oklch(40.1%, 0.0022, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 27.8%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#494847

Analogous

#474949

#474849

#474749

Triadic

#474849

#494748

#484947

Split-complementary

#474849

#494747

#494947

Tetradic

#474849

#484749

#494847

#484947

Square

#474849

#494749

#494847

#474947

Shades

Color #474849 mixed toward black.

#3b3c3d

#2f3031

#232424

#181818

#0c0c0c

Tints

Color #474849 mixed toward white.

#656668

#838587

#a2a3a5

#c1c2c3

#e0e0e1

Tones

Color #474849 mixed toward gray.

#474849

#474848

#484848

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.29:1

White text reads better on this background (9.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#474749 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#474749 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#474949 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 0.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #474849;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#474849]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#474849 (#474849) is rgb(71, 72, 73) in RGB.

No, #474849 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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