#474a4e

Color #474a4e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.63 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#474a4e

RGB

rgb(71, 74, 78)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 4.7%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 9%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 5.1%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(31.32, -0.3, -2.8)

LCH

lch(31.32, 2.82, 263.88)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.0077, 255.78)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 27.8%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4e4b47

Analogous

#474d4e

#474a4e

#47474e

Triadic

#474a4e

#4e474a

#4a4e47

Split-complementary

#474a4e

#4e4747

#4d4e47

Tetradic

#474a4e

#4b474e

#4e4b47

#4a4e47

Square

#474a4e

#4e474d

#4e4b47

#474e47

Shades

Color #474a4e mixed toward black.

#3b3e41

#2f3134

#232527

#18191a

#0c0c0d

Tints

Color #474a4e mixed toward white.

#64686d

#81868c

#a0a4a9

#c0c2c6

#dfe1e2

Tones

Color #474a4e mixed toward gray.

#484a4d

#494a4c

#4a4a4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.36:1

White text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#48484d · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#48484d · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#474c4c · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 2.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #474a4e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#474a4e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#474a4e (#474a4e) is rgb(71, 74, 78) in RGB.

No, #474a4e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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