#4b4942

Color #4b4942

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.99 Nearest Tailwind class stone-700 #44403b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4942

RGB

rgb(75, 73, 66)

HSL

hsl(46.7, 6.4%, 27.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.7, 12%, 29.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 2.7%, 12%, 70.6%)

LAB

lab(31.01, -0.61, 4.49)

LCH

lch(31.01, 4.53, 97.74)

OKLCH

oklch(40.5%, 0.0117, 93.91)

HWB

hwb(46.7, 25.9%, 70.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#42444b

Analogous

#4b4442

#4b4942

#484b42

Triadic

#4b4942

#424b49

#49424b

Split-complementary

#4b4942

#42484b

#44424b

Tetradic

#4b4942

#444b42

#42444b

#49424b

Square

#4b4942

#424b44

#42444b

#4b4248

Shades

Color #4b4942 mixed toward black.

#3e3d37

#32312c

#252421

#191816

#0c0c0b

Tints

Color #4b4942 mixed toward white.

#6c695f

#8c887c

#a9a69d

#c5c4be

#e2e1de

Tones

Color #4b4942 mixed toward gray.

#4a4843

#494843

#494844

#484745

#474746

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.33:1

White text reads better on this background (9.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a44 · ΔE 1.3

Deuteranopia

#4a4a44 · ΔE 1.3

Tritanopia

#4b4545 · ΔE 5.7

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4942;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4942]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Gold #ffd700

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Khaki #f0e68c

Frequently asked questions

#4b4942 (#4b4942) is rgb(75, 73, 66) in RGB.

No, #4b4942 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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