#4B4239

Accessibility

AAA

9.82:1

Vs white / black

9.82:1 · 2.14:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4b4239

RGB

rgb(75, 66, 57)

RGBA

rgba(75, 66, 57, 1)

HSL

hsl(30, 14%, 26%)

HSLA

hsla(30, 14%, 26%, 1)

HSV

hsv(30, 24%, 29%)

LAB

lab(28.61% 2.14 6.89)

LCH

lch(28.61% 7.21 72.75)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3854 0.0075 0.0178)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3854 0.0193 67.15)

XYZ

xyz(5.59, 5.69, 4.67)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12%, 24%, 71%)

CSS

color: #4b4239;

CSS variable

--color-4b4239: #4b4239;

SCSS

$color-4b4239: #4b4239;

JavaScript

const color = "#4b4239";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4b4239";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4b4239" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4b4239", "rgb": { "r": 75, "g": 66, "b": 57 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3854 0.0193 67.15)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4b4239-1: #4b4239;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

stone-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.56 · #44403C

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 14.76 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 6.51 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 13.92 · #212529

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50fff3e7 100f1e6da 200ded2c7 300c7bcb0 400aa9f95 5008f847a 600786e64 70061574e 8004b4239 900362d24 950211911

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f0efef e1e0de d2d0ce c3c0bd b4b0ad a5a19c 96918c 87817b 78716b 69625a 5a524a 4b4239 453d34 3f3730 38322b 322c26 2c2621 26211d 1f1b18 191613 13110e 0c0b09 060605

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0efef e1e0de d2d0ce c3c0bd b4b0ad a5a19c 96918c 87817b 78716b 69625a 5a524a

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

453d34 3f3730 38322b 322c26 2c2621 26211d 1f1b18 191613 13110e 0c0b09 060605

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

4f473f 544c45 58524b 5d5751 615c57 66615d 6a6662 6e6b68 73716e 777674 7c7b7a

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4B4239Stop 1 #39424CStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4C3939Stop 1 #4B4239Stop 2 #4C4C39Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4B4239Stop 1 #394C42Stop 2 #42394CStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4B4239Stop 1 #394C4CStop 2 #39394CStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3A332CStop 1 #66594DStop 2 #91806EStop 3 #B2A699Stop 4 #D3CCC5Stop 5

Using this color

Where #4b4239 works

#4B4239 (#4b4239) sits in the brown family at about 30° hue, 14% saturation, and 26% lightness. Contrast is 9.82:1 on white and 2.14:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: stone-700 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #4b4239 is 2.14:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Reliability, earthiness, and craft. Common in organic, coffee, and heritage brands. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Brown range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind stone 700#44403C Tailwind stone 600#57534E Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Web Safe #333333#333333 Material Brown 700#5D4037 Material Brown 800#4E342E Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Fluent Gray#605E5C Tailwind stone 800#292524 Dracula Orchid#2D3436