#4b493f

Color #4b493f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 14.53 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4b493f

RGB

rgb(75, 73, 63)

HSL

hsl(50, 8.7%, 27.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50, 16%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 16%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(30.93, -1.19, 6.29)

LCH

lch(30.93, 6.4, 100.71)

OKLCH

oklch(40.4%, 0.0164, 97.69)

HWB

hwb(50, 24.7%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3f414b

Analogous

#4b433f

#4b493f

#474b3f

Triadic

#4b493f

#3f4b49

#493f4b

Split-complementary

#4b493f

#3f474b

#433f4b

Tetradic

#4b493f

#414b3f

#3f414b

#493f4b

Square

#4b493f

#3f4b43

#3f414b

#4b3f47

Shades

Color #4b493f mixed toward black.

#3f3d35

#32312a

#262520

#191815

#0d0c0b

Tints

Color #4b493f mixed toward white.

#6d6a5b

#8e8a78

#aaa79a

#c6c5bc

#e3e2dd

Tones

Color #4b493f mixed toward gray.

#4a4840

#494841

#484742

#474643

#464644

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.04:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.32:1

White text reads better on this background (9.04:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a42 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#4a4a42 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#4b4444 · ΔE 7.7

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b493f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b493f]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#4b493f (#4b493f) is rgb(75, 73, 63) in RGB.

No, #4b493f 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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