#4a4142

Color #4a4142

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.4 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#4a4142

RGB

rgb(74, 65, 66)

HSL

hsl(353.3, 6.5%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(353.3, 12.2%, 29%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.2%, 10.8%, 71%)

LAB

lab(28.46, 4.05, 0.8)

LCH

lch(28.46, 4.13, 11.17)

OKLCH

oklch(38.5%, 0.0125, 10.14)

HWB

hwb(353.3, 25.5%, 71%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#414a49

Analogous

#4a4147

#4a4142

#4a4541

Triadic

#4a4142

#424a41

#41424a

Split-complementary

#4a4142

#414a45

#41474a

Tetradic

#4a4142

#4a4941

#414a49

#41424a

Square

#4a4142

#474a41

#414a49

#45414a

Shades

Color #4a4142 mixed toward black.

#3e3637

#312b2c

#252121

#191616

#0c0b0b

Tints

Color #4a4142 mixed toward white.

#6b5e5f

#8b7b7d

#a89c9e

#c5bdbe

#e2dedf

Tones

Color #4a4142 mixed toward gray.

#494243

#494343

#484344

#474444

#464545

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.13:1

White text reads better on this background (9.88:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464642 · ΔE 7.1

Deuteranopia

#474742 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#4a4242 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a4142;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a4142]

Related colors

Light Pink #ffb6c1

Pink #ffc0cb

Crimson #dc143c

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Frequently asked questions

#4a4142 (#4a4142) is rgb(74, 65, 66) in RGB.

No, #4a4142 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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