#4a4542

Color #4a4542

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.62 Nearest Tailwind class stone-700 #44403b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4a4542

RGB

rgb(74, 69, 66)

HSL

hsl(22.5, 5.7%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(22.5, 10.8%, 29%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.8%, 10.8%, 71%)

LAB

lab(29.68, 1.49, 2.57)

LCH

lch(29.68, 2.97, 59.9)

OKLCH

oklch(39.4%, 0.0084, 53.67)

HWB

hwb(22.5, 25.9%, 71%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42474a

Analogous

#4a4243

#4a4542

#4a4942

Triadic

#4a4542

#424a45

#45424a

Split-complementary

#4a4542

#424a49

#42434a

Tetradic

#4a4542

#474a42

#42474a

#45424a

Square

#4a4542

#434a42

#42474a

#49424a

Shades

Color #4a4542 mixed toward black.

#3e3a37

#312e2c

#252321

#191716

#0c0c0b

Tints

Color #4a4542 mixed toward white.

#6b635f

#8b827d

#a8a19d

#c5c0be

#e2e0de

Tones

Color #4a4542 mixed toward gray.

#494543

#484644

#474645

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.22:1

White text reads better on this background (9.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484843 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#484943 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#4a4343 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 3.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a4542;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a4542]

Related colors

Seashell #fff5ee

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Sienna #a0522d

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Frequently asked questions

#4a4542 (#4a4542) is rgb(74, 69, 66) in RGB.

No, #4a4542 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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