#494642

Color #494642

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.52 Nearest Tailwind class stone-700 #44403b · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#494642

RGB

rgb(73, 70, 66)

HSL

hsl(34.3, 5%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(34.3, 9.6%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.1%, 9.6%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(29.89, 0.42, 2.86)

LCH

lch(29.89, 2.89, 81.65)

OKLCH

oklch(39.6%, 0.0078, 75.07)

HWB

hwb(34.3, 25.9%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424549

Analogous

#494342

#494642

#494942

Triadic

#494642

#424946

#464249

Split-complementary

#494642

#424949

#434249

Tetradic

#494642

#454942

#424549

#464249

Square

#494642

#424943

#424549

#494249

Shades

Color #494642 mixed toward black.

#3d3a37

#312f2c

#252321

#181716

#0c0c0b

Tints

Color #494642 mixed toward white.

#6a655f

#8a847d

#a7a39e

#c4c2be

#e2e0df

Tones

Color #494642 mixed toward gray.

#494643

#484643

#474644

#464645

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.24:1

White text reads better on this background (9.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484843 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#484843 · ΔE 2.2

Tritanopia

#494444 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494642;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494642]

Related colors

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Burlywood #deb887

Dark Orange #ff8c00

Navajo White #ffdead

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Frequently asked questions

#494642 (#494642) is rgb(73, 70, 66) in RGB.

No, #494642 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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