#4b4853

Color #4b4853

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.77 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4853

RGB

rgb(75, 72, 83)

HSL

hsl(256.4, 7.1%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.4, 13.3%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.6%, 13.3%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(31.24, 3.73, -6.08)

LCH

lch(31.24, 7.13, 301.53)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.0186, 297.95)

HWB

hwb(256.4, 28.2%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#505348

Analogous

#484b53

#4b4853

#514853

Triadic

#4b4853

#534b48

#48534b

Split-complementary

#4b4853

#535148

#4b5348

Tetradic

#4b4853

#534850

#505348

#48534b

Square

#4b4853

#53484b

#505348

#485351

Shades

Color #4b4853 mixed toward black.

#3f3c45

#323037

#26242a

#19181c

#0d0c0e

Tints

Color #4b4853 mixed toward white.

#686373

#858091

#a3a0ad

#c2c0c8

#e0dfe4

Tones

Color #4b4853 mixed toward gray.

#4b4952

#4c4a51

#4c4b50

#4d4c4f

#4d4d4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.35:1

White text reads better on this background (8.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a51 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#4a4a50 · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#4b4e4e · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4853;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4853]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#4b4853 (#4b4853) is rgb(75, 72, 83) in RGB.

No, #4b4853 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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