#4F473F

Accessibility

AAA

9.11:1

Vs white / black

9.11:1 · 2.31:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4f473f

RGB

rgb(79, 71, 63)

RGBA

rgba(79, 71, 63, 1)

HSL

hsl(30, 11%, 28%)

HSLA

hsla(30, 11%, 28%, 1)

HSV

hsv(30, 20%, 31%)

LAB

lab(30.71% 1.83 6.04)

LCH

lch(30.71% 6.31 73.14)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4033 0.0066 0.0157)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4033 0.017 67.2)

XYZ

xyz(6.37, 6.53, 5.63)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 10%, 20%, 69%)

CSS

color: #4f473f;

CSS variable

--color-4f473f: #4f473f;

SCSS

$color-4f473f: #4f473f;

JavaScript

const color = "#4f473f";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4f473f";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4f473f" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4f473f", "rgb": { "r": 79, "g": 71, "b": 63 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4033 0.017 67.2)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4f473f-1: #4f473f;
}

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 3.72 · #44403C

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 13 · #696969

Nearest Material color

grey-800

Very different · ΔE 6.14 · #424242

Nearest Bootstrap color

dark

Very different · ΔE 14.66 · #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 8004b4238 900362d24 950211911

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f0f0ef e2e0df d3d1cf c4c2bf b6b2af a7a39f 98948f 8a847f 7b756f 6c665f 5e564f 4f473f 48413a 423b35 3b352f 352f2a 2e2925 282420 211e1a 1a1815 141210 0d0c0a 070605

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f0ef e2e0df d3d1cf c4c2bf b6b2af a7a39f 98948f 8a847f 7b756f 6c665f 5e564f

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

48413a 423b35 3b352f 352f2a 2e2925 282420 211e1a 1a1815 141210 0d0c0a 070605

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

534c44 57514a 5b554f 5f5a55 635f5a 686460 6c6865 706d6a 747270 787775 7c7b7b

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4F473FStop 1 #40474FStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4F4040Stop 1 #4F473FStop 2 #4F4F40Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4F473FStop 1 #404F47Stop 2 #47404FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4F473FStop 1 #404F4FStop 2 #40404FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#39332DStop 1 #63594FStop 2 #8E8071Stop 3 #B0A69CStop 4 #D2CCC6Stop 5

Using this color

Where #4f473f works

#4F473F (#4f473f) sits in the brown family at about 30° hue, 11% saturation, and 28% lightness. Contrast is 9.11:1 on white and 2.31:1 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, #4f473f is 2.31:1. 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: 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 Fluent Gray#605E5C Web Safe #333333#333333 Tailwind zinc 700#3F3F46 Material Brown 700#5D4037 Material Grey 700#616161 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Material Brown 800#4E342E