#4b4049

Color #4b4049

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4049

RGB

rgb(75, 64, 73)

HSL

hsl(310.9, 7.9%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.9, 14.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 2.7%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(28.5, 6.6, -3.7)

LCH

lch(28.5, 7.57, 330.72)

OKLCH

oklch(38.6%, 0.0209, 332.09)

HWB

hwb(310.9, 25.1%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#404b42

Analogous

#48404b

#4b4049

#4b4044

Triadic

#4b4049

#494b40

#40494b

Split-complementary

#4b4049

#444b40

#404b48

Tetradic

#4b4049

#4b4240

#404b42

#40494b

Square

#4b4049

#4b4840

#404b42

#40444b

Shades

Color #4b4049 mixed toward black.

#3f353d

#322b31

#262025

#191518

#0d0b0c

Tints

Color #4b4049 mixed toward white.

#6c5d6a

#8d7a8a

#aa9ba7

#c6bcc4

#e3dee2

Tones

Color #4b4049 mixed toward gray.

#4a4149

#494248

#484347

#474447

#474546

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.13:1

White text reads better on this background (9.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#464647 · ΔE 8.1

Deuteranopia

#474846 · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#4a4545 · ΔE 6.4

Achromatopsia

#434343 · ΔE 8.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4049;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4049]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#4b4049 (#4b4049) is rgb(75, 64, 73) in RGB.

No, #4b4049 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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