#4a3937

Color #4a3937

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 16.15 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4a3937

RGB

rgb(74, 57, 55)

HSL

hsl(6.3, 14.7%, 25.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(6.3, 25.7%, 29%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 23%, 25.7%, 71%)

LAB

lab(25.74, 7.15, 4.11)

LCH

lch(25.74, 8.25, 29.89)

OKLCH

oklch(36.3%, 0.0245, 26.15)

HWB

hwb(6.3, 21.6%, 71%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#37484a

Analogous

#4a373f

#4a3937

#4a4337

Triadic

#4a3937

#374a39

#39374a

Split-complementary

#4a3937

#374a43

#373f4a

Tetradic

#4a3937

#484a37

#37484a

#39374a

Square

#4a3937

#3f4a37

#37484a

#43374a

Shades

Color #4a3937 mixed toward black.

#3e302e

#312625

#251d1c

#191312

#0c0a09

Tints

Color #4a3937 mixed toward white.

#6e5552

#93716d

#ae9592

#c9b8b6

#e4dcdb

Tones

Color #4a3937 mixed toward gray.

#483a39

#473c3a

#453d3c

#443e3d

#423f3f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

10.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

1.93:1

White text reads better on this background (10.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#434337 · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#444538 · ΔE 14.5

Tritanopia

#493838 · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#3d3d3d · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a3937;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a3937]

Related colors

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#4a3937 (#4a3937) is rgb(74, 57, 55) in RGB.

No, #4a3937 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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