#4b4542

Color #4b4542

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.95 Nearest Tailwind class stone-700 #44403b · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4542

RGB

rgb(75, 69, 66)

HSL

hsl(20, 6.4%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(20, 12%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 8%, 12%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(29.78, 1.92, 2.72)

LCH

lch(29.78, 3.33, 54.78)

OKLCH

oklch(39.5%, 0.0096, 48.37)

HWB

hwb(20, 25.9%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42484b

Analogous

#4b4243

#4b4542

#4b4942

Triadic

#4b4542

#424b45

#45424b

Split-complementary

#4b4542

#424b49

#42434b

Tetradic

#4b4542

#484b42

#42484b

#45424b

Square

#4b4542

#434b42

#42484b

#49424b

Shades

Color #4b4542 mixed toward black.

#3e3937

#322e2c

#252221

#191716

#0c0b0b

Tints

Color #4b4542 mixed toward white.

#6c635f

#8c817c

#a9a19d

#c5c0be

#e2e0de

Tones

Color #4b4542 mixed toward gray.

#4a4543

#494543

#494644

#484645

#474646

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.42:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.23:1

White text reads better on this background (9.42:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484843 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#494943 · ΔE 4.8

Tritanopia

#4b4343 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4542;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4542]

Related colors

Sienna #a0522d

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Seashell #fff5ee

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Frequently asked questions

#4b4542 (#4b4542) is rgb(75, 69, 66) in RGB.

No, #4b4542 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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