#4E4639

Accessibility

AAA

9.3:1

Vs white / black

9.3:1 · 2.26:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4e4639

RGB

rgb(78, 70, 57)

RGBA

rgba(78, 70, 57, 1)

HSL

hsl(37, 16%, 26%)

HSLA

hsla(37, 16%, 26%, 1)

HSV

hsv(37, 27%, 31%)

LAB

lab(30.15% 0.96 9.08)

LCH

lch(30.15% 9.13 83.96)

OKLAB

oklab(0.3982 0.0041 0.0232)

OKLCH

oklch(0.3982 0.0236 79.98)

XYZ

xyz(6.07, 6.30, 4.77)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10%, 27%, 69%)

CSS

color: #4e4639;

CSS variable

--color-4e4639: #4e4639;

SCSS

$color-4e4639: #4e4639;

JavaScript

const color = "#4e4639";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4e4639";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4e4639" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4e4639", "rgb": { "r": 78, "g": 70, "b": 57 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.3982 0.0236 79.98)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4e4639-1: #4e4639;
}

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 5.21 · #44403C

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 14.29 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 7.8 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 15.68 · #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.

50fcf4e6 100efe7d9 200dbd3c6 300c5bdaf 400a9a091 5008e8577 600776f63 7005f584d 800494338 900342e24 950201a10

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f0f0ef e2e0de d3d1ce c4c1bd b5b2ad a7a39c 98938c 89847b 7a746b 6c655a 5d554a 4e4639 484034 413a30 3b352b 342f26 2d2921 27231d 211d18 1a1713 14120e 0d0c09 070605

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f0ef e2e0de d3d1ce c4c1bd b5b2ad a7a39c 98938c 89847b 7a746b 6c655a 5d554a

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

484034 413a30 3b352b 342f26 2d2921 27231d 211d18 1a1713 14120e 0d0c09 070605

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

524b3f 565045 5b554b 5f5951 635e57 67635d 6b6862 6f6d68 74726e 787674 7c7b7a

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4E4639Stop 1 #38404DStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4D3A38Stop 1 #4E4639Stop 2 #4A4D38Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4E4639Stop 1 #384D45Stop 2 #45384DStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4E4639Stop 1 #384A4DStop 2 #3A384DStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#3B352BStop 1 #685D4BStop 2 #94846BStop 3 #B4A997Stop 4 #D4CEC4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #4e4639 works

#4E4639 (#4e4639) sits in the brown family at about 37° hue, 16% saturation, and 26% lightness. Contrast is 9.3:1 on white and 2.26:1 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, #4e4639 is 2.26:1. 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 Fluent Gray#605E5C Spectrum #6E5230#6E5230 Material Brown 700#5D4037 Material Grey 700#616161 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Material Brown 800#4E342E