#4e5442

Color #4e5442

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 15 Nearest Tailwind class olive-600 #5b5b4b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5442

RGB

rgb(78, 84, 66)

HSL

hsl(80, 12%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(80, 21.4%, 32.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 0%, 21.4%, 67.1%)

LAB

lab(34.71, -6.08, 9.74)

LCH

lch(34.71, 11.48, 121.97)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.0296, 122.72)

HWB

hwb(80, 25.9%, 67.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#484254

Analogous

#545142

#4e5442

#455442

Triadic

#4e5442

#424e54

#54424e

Split-complementary

#4e5442

#424554

#514254

Tetradic

#4e5442

#425448

#484254

#54424e

Square

#4e5442

#425451

#484254

#544245

Shades

Color #4e5442 mixed toward black.

#414637

#34382c

#272a21

#1a1c16

#0d0e0b

Tints

Color #4e5442 mixed toward white.

#6d765c

#8c9579

#a9b09a

#c5cabc

#e2e5dd

Tones

Color #4e5442 mixed toward gray.

#4d5243

#4d5145

#4c4f46

#4c4e48

#4b4c49

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.86:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.67:1

White text reads better on this background (7.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515147 · ΔE 5.1

Deuteranopia

#505048 · ΔE 6

Tritanopia

#4e4a4b · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 10.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5442;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5442]

Related colors

Yellow Green #9acd32

Olive Drab #6b8e23

Dark Olive Green #556b2f

Green Yellow #adff2f

Chartreuse #7fff00

Lawn Green #7cfc00

Frequently asked questions

#4e5442 (#4e5442) is rgb(78, 84, 66) in RGB.

No, #4e5442 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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