#4e4f42

Color #4e4f42

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark yellow.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 13.9 Nearest Tailwind class olive-700 #474739 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4f42

RGB

rgb(78, 79, 66)

HSL

hsl(64.6, 9%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(64.6, 16.5%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 0%, 16.5%, 69%)

LAB

lab(33.15, -3.04, 7.56)

LCH

lch(33.15, 8.15, 111.91)

OKLCH

oklch(42.3%, 0.0209, 110.78)

HWB

hwb(64.6, 25.9%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#43424f

Analogous

#4f4942

#4e4f42

#474f42

Triadic

#4e4f42

#424e4f

#4f424e

Split-complementary

#4e4f42

#42474f

#49424f

Tetradic

#4e4f42

#424f43

#43424f

#4f424e

Square

#4e4f42

#424f49

#43424f

#4f4247

Shades

Color #4e4f42 mixed toward black.

#414237

#34352c

#272721

#1a1a16

#0d0d0b

Tints

Color #4e4f42 mixed toward white.

#6f705e

#8f907a

#abac9b

#c7c8bd

#e3e3de

Tones

Color #4e4f42 mixed toward gray.

#4d4e43

#4c4d44

#4b4c45

#4a4b46

#494a47

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.52:1

White text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e45 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#4e4e46 · ΔE 2.7

Tritanopia

#4e4849 · ΔE 10.4

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4f42;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4f42]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#4e4f42 (#4e4f42) is rgb(78, 79, 66) in RGB.

No, #4e4f42 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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