#4f4949

Color #4f4949

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.04 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4f4949

RGB

rgb(79, 73, 73)

HSL

hsl(0, 3.9%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 7.6%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 7.6%, 69%)

LAB

lab(31.6, 2.5, 0.9)

LCH

lch(31.6, 2.66, 19.8)

OKLCH

oklch(41.1%, 0.0081, 17.31)

HWB

hwb(0, 28.6%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#494f4f

Analogous

#4f494c

#4f4949

#4f4c49

Triadic

#4f4949

#494f49

#49494f

Split-complementary

#4f4949

#494f4c

#494c4f

Tetradic

#4f4949

#4f4f49

#494f4f

#49494f

Square

#4f4949

#4c4f49

#494f4f

#4c494f

Shades

Color #4f4949 mixed toward black.

#423d3d

#353131

#272525

#1a1818

#0d0c0c

Tints

Color #4f4949 mixed toward white.

#6e6666

#8c8383

#a9a2a2

#c6c1c1

#e2e0e0

Tones

Color #4f4949 mixed toward gray.

#4e4a4a

#4d4b4b

#4c4b4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.38:1

White text reads better on this background (8.82:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c49 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#4d4d49 · ΔE 5.1

Tritanopia

#4f4949 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f4949;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f4949]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#4f4949 (#4f4949) is rgb(79, 73, 73) in RGB.

No, #4f4949 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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