#4c4240

Color #4c4240

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.9 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4c4240

RGB

rgb(76, 66, 64)

HSL

hsl(10, 8.6%, 27.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10, 15.8%, 29.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.2%, 15.8%, 70.2%)

LAB

lab(28.91, 3.88, 2.78)

LCH

lch(28.91, 4.77, 35.62)

OKLCH

oklch(38.9%, 0.0143, 31.24)

HWB

hwb(10, 25.1%, 70.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#404a4c

Analogous

#4c4044

#4c4240

#4c4840

Triadic

#4c4240

#404c42

#42404c

Split-complementary

#4c4240

#404c48

#40444c

Tetradic

#4c4240

#4a4c40

#404a4c

#42404c

Square

#4c4240

#444c40

#404a4c

#48404c

Shades

Color #4c4240 mixed toward black.

#3f3735

#332c2b

#262120

#191615

#0d0b0b

Tints

Color #4c4240 mixed toward white.

#6e5f5c

#8e7d79

#ab9d9b

#c7bebc

#e3dede

Tones

Color #4c4240 mixed toward gray.

#4b4341

#4a4342

#494443

#484544

#474545

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.16:1

White text reads better on this background (9.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484840 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#484941 · ΔE 8.8

Tritanopia

#4c4141 · ΔE 1.4

Achromatopsia

#444444 · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c4240;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c4240]

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Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#4c4240 (#4c4240) is rgb(76, 66, 64) in RGB.

No, #4c4240 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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