#4e4241

Color #4e4241

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.32 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4241

RGB

rgb(78, 66, 65)

HSL

hsl(4.6, 9.1%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(4.6, 16.7%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 15.4%, 16.7%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(29.15, 4.95, 2.51)

LCH

lch(29.15, 5.55, 26.89)

OKLCH

oklch(39.1%, 0.0167, 23.65)

HWB

hwb(4.6, 25.5%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#414d4e

Analogous

#4e4146

#4e4241

#4e4841

Triadic

#4e4241

#414e42

#42414e

Split-complementary

#4e4241

#414e48

#41464e

Tetradic

#4e4241

#4d4e41

#414d4e

#42414e

Square

#4e4241

#464e41

#414d4e

#48414e

Shades

Color #4e4241 mixed toward black.

#413736

#342c2b

#272120

#1a1616

#0d0b0b

Tints

Color #4e4241 mixed toward white.

#6f5e5d

#907b79

#ac9c9b

#c7bdbc

#e3dede

Tones

Color #4e4241 mixed toward gray.

#4d4342

#4c4443

#4b4544

#4a4645

#484646

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.18:1

White text reads better on this background (9.63:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494941 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#4a4b41 · ΔE 11.1

Tritanopia

#4d4141 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4241;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4241]

Related colors

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Salmon #fa8072

Tomato #ff6347

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Frequently asked questions

#4e4241 (#4e4241) is rgb(78, 66, 65) in RGB.

No, #4e4241 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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