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#4E493A

#4e493a ≈ Black Olive

  • yellow
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#4e493a is a color from the yellow family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 28.63% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.41% magenta, 25.64% yellow and 69.41% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 14.71% saturation and 26.67% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and corporate identities. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 8.98:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Black Olive (#3b3c36), ΔE 6.86.

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Web safe#663333
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Relative luminance0.0669

Complementary

  1. #4e493a
  2. #3a3f4e

Split complementary

  1. #4e493a
  2. #3a494e
  3. #3f3a4e

Analogous

  1. #4e3f3a
  2. #4e493a
  3. #494e3a

Triadic

  1. #4e493a
  2. #3a4e49
  3. #493a4e

Tetradic

  1. #4e493a
  2. #3f4e3a
  3. #3a3f4e
  4. #493a4e

Square

  1. #4e493a
  2. #3a4e3f
  3. #3a3f4e
  4. #4e3a49

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0b09
  2. #222019
  3. #4e493a
  4. #7a725b
  5. #a19980

Shades

#4e493a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e493a
  2. #464234
  3. #3e3a2e
  4. #373329
  5. #2f2c23
  6. #27251d
  7. #1f1d17
  8. #171611
  9. #100f0c
  10. #080706
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e493a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e493a
  2. #605b4e
  3. #716d61
  4. #838075
  5. #959289
  6. #a7a49d
  7. #b8b6b0
  8. #cac8c4
  9. #dcdbd8
  10. #ededeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e493a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e493a
  2. #534f41
  3. #585448
  4. #5d5a4f
  5. #625f56
  6. #67655d
  7. #6c6a64
  8. #71706b
  9. #767572
  10. #7b7b79
  11. #808080

Readable text 8.98:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 2.34:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #494949 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #4b4944 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #4c4839 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #4e4a3a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #514745 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #4d4939 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #4e493a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #504841 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e493a {
  color: #4e493a;
}
Background
.bg-4e493a {
  background-color: #4e493a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e493a {
  border: 2px solid #4e493a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e493a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 73 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 15% 27%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e493a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e493a, #494e3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e493a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 73 58 / 0.35);
}

#3b3c36 Black Olive ΔE 6.86 #483c32 Taupe ΔE 6.96 #444c38 Rifle Green ΔE 7.68 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 9.02 #635147 Umber ΔE 9.59 #343434 Jet ΔE 10.64 #414a4c Outer Space ΔE 10.82 #b1b6c5 Inverted #494949 Grayscale 

Black Olive
#4e493a  rgb(78, 73, 58)  hsl(45, 15%, 27%)  Black Olive
#3a3f4e  rgb(58, 63, 78)  hsl(225, 15%, 27%)  Charcoal
#3a4e49  rgb(58, 78, 73)  hsl(165, 15%, 27%)  Dark Slate Gray
#493a4e  rgb(73, 58, 78)  hsl(285, 15%, 27%)  Eggplant