#4e4542

Color #4e4542

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark orange.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.01 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-700 #473c39 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4542

RGB

rgb(78, 69, 66)

HSL

hsl(15, 8.3%, 28.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(15, 15.4%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.5%, 15.4%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(30.08, 3.22, 3.2)

LCH

lch(30.08, 4.54, 44.82)

OKLCH

oklch(39.9%, 0.0133, 39.2)

HWB

hwb(15, 25.9%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#424b4e

Analogous

#4e4245

#4e4542

#4e4b42

Triadic

#4e4542

#424e45

#45424e

Split-complementary

#4e4542

#424e4b

#42454e

Tetradic

#4e4542

#4b4e42

#424b4e

#45424e

Square

#4e4542

#454e42

#424b4e

#4b424e

Shades

Color #4e4542 mixed toward black.

#413937

#342e2c

#272221

#1a1716

#0d0b0b

Tints

Color #4e4542 mixed toward white.

#6f625e

#8f807b

#aba09c

#c7bfbd

#e3dfde

Tones

Color #4e4542 mixed toward gray.

#4d4543

#4c4644

#4b4645

#4a4746

#494747

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.25:1

White text reads better on this background (9.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a43 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#4b4b43 · ΔE 7.2

Tritanopia

#4e4343 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#474747 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4542;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4542]

Related colors

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Tomato #ff6347

Frequently asked questions

#4e4542 (#4e4542) is rgb(78, 69, 66) in RGB.

No, #4e4542 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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