#4E403F

Accessibility

AAA

9.86:1

Vs white / black

9.86:1 · 2.13:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4e403f

RGB

rgb(78, 64, 63)

RGBA

rgba(78, 64, 63, 1)

HSL

hsl(4, 11%, 28%)

HSLA

hsla(4, 11%, 28%, 1)

HSV

hsv(4, 19%, 31%)

LAB

lab(28.5% 5.86 2.87)

LCH

lch(28.5% 6.53 26.09)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3858 0.018 0.0076)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3858 0.0195 22.89)

XYZ

xyz(5.87, 5.65, 5.48)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 18%, 19%, 69%)

CSS

color: #4e403f;

CSS variable

--color-4e403f: #4e403f;

SCSS

$color-4e403f: #4e403f;

JavaScript

const color = "#4e403f";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4e403f";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4e403f" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4e403f", "rgb": { "r": 78, "g": 64, "b": 63 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3858 0.0195 22.89)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4e403f-1: #4e403f;
}

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

Very different · ΔE 6.36 · #44403C

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 15.38 · #696969

Nearest Material color

brown-800

Very different · ΔE 6.56 · #4E342E

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 14.31 · #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.

50fff0ef 100f5e3e2 200e1cfce 300cab9b8 400ae9d9c 500928280 6007c6c6b 700645554 8004e403f 900392b2a 950231716

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f0efef e2dfdf d3cfcf c4bfbf b5afaf a7a09f 98908f 89807f 7a706f 6c605f 5d504f 4e403f 483b3a 413535 3b302f 342b2a 2d2525 272020 211b1a 1a1515 141010 0d0b0a 070505

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0efef e2dfdf d3cfcf c4bfbf b5afaf a7a09f 98908f 89807f 7a706f 6c605f 5d504f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

483b3a 413535 3b302f 342b2a 2d2525 272020 211b1a 1a1515 141010 0d0b0a 070505

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

524544 564b4a 5b504f 5f5555 635b5a 676060 6b6565 6f6b6a 747070 787575 7c7b7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4E403FStop 1 #404E4FStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4F4046Stop 1 #4E403FStop 2 #4F4840Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4E403FStop 1 #404F41Stop 2 #41404FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4E403FStop 1 #404F48Stop 2 #40464FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#392E2DStop 1 #63514FStop 2 #8E7371Stop 3 #B09D9CStop 4 #D2C7C6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #4e403f works

#4E403F (#4e403f) sits in the red family at about 4° hue, 11% saturation, and 28% lightness. Contrast is 9.86:1 on white and 2.13:1 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, #4e403f is 2.13:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Energy, urgency, passion, and excitement. Often used for CTAs, alerts, and brands that want attention. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Red 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 Material Brown 800#4E342E Material Brown 700#5D4037 Material Grey 800#424242 Tailwind neutral 700#404040 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Tailwind stone 600#57534E Material Brown 900#3E2723 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Web Safe #333333#333333 Material Brown 600#6D4C41 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B