#4e4f40

Color #4e4f40

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.7 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4f40

RGB

rgb(78, 79, 64)

HSL

hsl(64, 10.5%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64, 19%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 19%, 69%)

LAB

lab(33.1, -3.41, 8.75)

LCH

lch(33.1, 9.39, 111.29)

OKLCH

oklch(42.2%, 0.024, 110.47)

HWB

hwb(64, 25.1%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#41404f

Analogous

#4f4840

#4e4f40

#464f40

Triadic

#4e4f40

#404e4f

#4f404e

Split-complementary

#4e4f40

#40464f

#48404f

Tetradic

#4e4f40

#404f41

#41404f

#4f404e

Square

#4e4f40

#404f48

#41404f

#4f4046

Shades

Color #4e4f40 mixed toward black.

#414235

#34352b

#272720

#1a1a15

#0d0d0b

Tints

Color #4e4f40 mixed toward white.

#6f715b

#909178

#acad9a

#c7c8bb

#e3e4dd

Tones

Color #4e4f40 mixed toward gray.

#4d4e41

#4c4c42

#4b4b44

#4a4a45

#484946

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.52:1

White text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e44 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#4e4e45 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#4e4748 · ΔE 11.8

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4f40;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4f40]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#4e4f40 (#4e4f40) is rgb(78, 79, 64) in RGB.

No, #4e4f40 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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