#4e5049

Color #4e5049

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.66 Nearest Tailwind class stone-600 #57534d · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5049

RGB

rgb(78, 80, 73)

HSL

hsl(77.1, 4.6%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(77.1, 8.8%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 0%, 8.8%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(33.64, -2.29, 3.85)

LCH

lch(33.64, 4.48, 120.74)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.0116, 120.11)

HWB

hwb(77.1, 28.6%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b4950

Analogous

#504f49

#4e5049

#4a5049

Triadic

#4e5049

#494e50

#50494e

Split-complementary

#4e5049

#494a50

#4f4950

Tetradic

#4e5049

#49504b

#4b4950

#50494e

Square

#4e5049

#49504f

#4b4950

#50494a

Shades

Color #4e5049 mixed toward black.

#41433d

#343531

#272824

#1a1b18

#0d0d0c

Tints

Color #4e5049 mixed toward white.

#6c6f65

#8a8d83

#a8aaa2

#c5c6c1

#e2e3e0

Tones

Color #4e5049 mixed toward gray.

#4e4f4a

#4d4e4b

#4d4d4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.57:1

White text reads better on this background (8.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f4b · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#4f4f4b · ΔE 2.3

Tritanopia

#4e4c4c · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 4.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5049;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5049]

Related colors

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Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#4e5049 (#4e5049) is rgb(78, 80, 73) in RGB.

No, #4e5049 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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