#474a42

Color #474a42

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 11.93 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#474a42

RGB

rgb(71, 74, 66)

HSL

hsl(82.5, 5.7%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(82.5, 10.8%, 29%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.1%, 0%, 10.8%, 71%)

LAB

lab(30.95, -2.95, 4.36)

LCH

lch(30.95, 5.26, 124.08)

OKLCH

oklch(40.4%, 0.0137, 123.69)

HWB

hwb(82.5, 25.9%, 71%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#45424a

Analogous

#4a4942

#474a42

#434a42

Triadic

#474a42

#42474a

#4a4247

Split-complementary

#474a42

#42434a

#49424a

Tetradic

#474a42

#424a45

#45424a

#4a4247

Square

#474a42

#424a49

#45424a

#4a4243

Shades

Color #474a42 mixed toward black.

#3b3e37

#2f312c

#242521

#181916

#0c0c0b

Tints

Color #474a42 mixed toward white.

#666b5f

#868b7d

#a4a89d

#c2c5be

#e1e2de

Tones

Color #474a42 mixed toward gray.

#474943

#474844

#464745

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.33:1

White text reads better on this background (9.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484844 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#484845 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#474646 · ΔE 6

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #474a42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#474a42]

Related colors

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#474a42 (#474a42) is rgb(71, 74, 66) in RGB.

No, #474a42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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