#4a5155

Color #4a5155

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.41 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a5155

RGB

rgb(74, 81, 85)

HSL

hsl(201.8, 6.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(201.8, 12.9%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.9%, 4.7%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(33.98, -1.85, -3.3)

LCH

lch(33.98, 3.78, 240.72)

OKLCH

oklch(43%, 0.0112, 232.62)

HWB

hwb(201.8, 29%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#554e4a

Analogous

#4a5554

#4a5155

#4a4c55

Triadic

#4a5155

#554a51

#51554a

Split-complementary

#4a5155

#554a4c

#55544a

Tetradic

#4a5155

#4e4a55

#554e4a

#51554a

Square

#4a5155

#544a55

#554e4a

#4c554a

Shades

Color #4a5155 mixed toward black.

#3e4447

#313639

#25292b

#191b1c

#0c0e0e

Tints

Color #4a5155 mixed toward white.

#656f74

#828c92

#a1a9ad

#c0c6c9

#e0e2e4

Tones

Color #4a5155 mixed toward gray.

#4b5154

#4c5153

#4d5052

#4e5051

#4f5050

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.6:1

White text reads better on this background (8.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d54 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#4d4c54 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#4a5353 · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a5155;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a5155]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Frequently asked questions

#4a5155 (#4a5155) is rgb(74, 81, 85) in RGB.

No, #4a5155 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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