#4b4957

Color #4b4957

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.02 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.8

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#4b4957

RGB

rgb(75, 73, 87)

HSL

hsl(248.6, 8.8%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(248.6, 16.1%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 16.1%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(31.69, 4.06, -7.97)

LCH

lch(31.69, 8.94, 296.99)

OKLCH

oklch(41.3%, 0.0233, 291.94)

HWB

hwb(248.6, 28.6%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555749

Analogous

#494e57

#4b4957

#524957

Triadic

#4b4957

#574b49

#49574b

Split-complementary

#4b4957

#575249

#4e5749

Tetradic

#4b4957

#574955

#555749

#49574b

Square

#4b4957

#57494e

#555749

#495752

Shades

Color #4b4957 mixed toward black.

#3f3d49

#32313a

#26252c

#19181d

#0d0c0f

Tints

Color #4b4957 mixed toward white.

#666477

#838095

#a2a0af

#c1c0ca

#e0dfe4

Tones

Color #4b4957 mixed toward gray.

#4c4a56

#4d4b55

#4e4d54

#4e4e52

#4f4f51

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.39:1

White text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a54 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#4a4a53 · ΔE 3

Tritanopia

#4b5151 · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 8.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4957;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4957]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b4957 (#4b4957) is rgb(75, 73, 87) in RGB.

No, #4b4957 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #4b4957, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast