#494840

Color #494840

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.23 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#494840

RGB

rgb(73, 72, 64)

HSL

hsl(53.3, 6.6%, 26.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(53.3, 12.3%, 28.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.4%, 12.3%, 71.4%)

LAB

lab(30.45, -1.24, 4.95)

LCH

lch(30.45, 5.1, 104.06)

OKLCH

oklch(40%, 0.0131, 100.97)

HWB

hwb(53.3, 25.1%, 71.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#404149

Analogous

#494440

#494840

#464940

Triadic

#494840

#404948

#484049

Split-complementary

#494840

#404649

#444049

Tetradic

#494840

#414940

#404149

#484049

Square

#494840

#404944

#404149

#494046

Shades

Color #494840 mixed toward black.

#3d3c35

#31302b

#252420

#181815

#0c0c0b

Tints

Color #494840 mixed toward white.

#6a695d

#8b897b

#a8a79c

#c5c4bd

#e2e2de

Tones

Color #494840 mixed toward gray.

#484841

#484742

#474642

#464643

#454544

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.28:1

White text reads better on this background (9.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494942 · ΔE 0.8

Deuteranopia

#494943 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#494444 · ΔE 6.3

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 4.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #494840;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#494840]

Related colors

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Frequently asked questions

#494840 (#494840) is rgb(73, 72, 64) in RGB.

No, #494840 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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