#4b4740

Color #4b4740

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.38 Nearest Tailwind class stone-700 #44403b · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4740

RGB

rgb(75, 71, 64)

HSL

hsl(38.2, 7.9%, 27.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(38.2, 14.7%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.3%, 14.7%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(30.33, 0.26, 4.81)

LCH

lch(30.33, 4.82, 86.91)

OKLCH

oklch(40%, 0.0126, 81.81)

HWB

hwb(38.2, 25.1%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#40444b

Analogous

#4b4240

#4b4740

#4a4b40

Triadic

#4b4740

#404b47

#47404b

Split-complementary

#4b4740

#404a4b

#42404b

Tetradic

#4b4740

#444b40

#40444b

#47404b

Square

#4b4740

#404b42

#40444b

#4b404a

Shades

Color #4b4740 mixed toward black.

#3f3b35

#322f2b

#262420

#191815

#0d0c0b

Tints

Color #4b4740 mixed toward white.

#6c675d

#8d867a

#aaa49b

#c6c3bc

#e3e1de

Tones

Color #4b4740 mixed toward gray.

#4a4741

#494742

#484643

#474644

#474645

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.23:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.27:1

White text reads better on this background (9.23:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494942 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#4a4a42 · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#4b4343 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4740;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4740]

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Frequently asked questions

#4b4740 (#4b4740) is rgb(75, 71, 64) in RGB.

No, #4b4740 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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