#484242

Color #484242

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.61 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#484242

RGB

rgb(72, 66, 66)

HSL

hsl(0, 4.3%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 8.3%, 28.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8.3%, 8.3%, 71.8%)

LAB

lab(28.56, 2.55, 0.92)

LCH

lch(28.56, 2.71, 19.84)

OKLCH

oklch(38.5%, 0.0082, 17.77)

HWB

hwb(0, 25.9%, 71.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424848

Analogous

#484245

#484242

#484542

Triadic

#484242

#424842

#424248

Split-complementary

#484242

#424845

#424548

Tetradic

#484242

#484842

#424848

#424248

Square

#484242

#454842

#424848

#454248

Shades

Color #484242 mixed toward black.

#3c3737

#302c2c

#242121

#181616

#0c0b0b

Tints

Color #484242 mixed toward white.

#686060

#887e7e

#a69e9e

#c4bebe

#e1dfdf

Tones

Color #484242 mixed toward gray.

#484343

#474343

#474444

#464444

#464545

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.13:1

White text reads better on this background (9.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#454542 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#464642 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#484242 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 3.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #484242;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#484242]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#484242 (#484242) is rgb(72, 66, 66) in RGB.

No, #484242 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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