#4b4c51

Color #4b4c51

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.44 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4c51

RGB

rgb(75, 76, 81)

HSL

hsl(230, 3.8%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(230, 7.4%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.4%, 6.2%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(32.39, 0.72, -3.1)

LCH

lch(32.39, 3.18, 283.08)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.0084, 276.87)

HWB

hwb(230, 29.4%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51504b

Analogous

#4b4f51

#4b4c51

#4d4b51

Triadic

#4b4c51

#514b4c

#4c514b

Split-complementary

#4b4c51

#514d4b

#4f514b

Tetradic

#4b4c51

#504b51

#51504b

#4c514b

Square

#4b4c51

#514b4f

#51504b

#4b514d

Shades

Color #4b4c51 mixed toward black.

#3f3f43

#323336

#262628

#19191b

#0d0d0d

Tints

Color #4b4c51 mixed toward white.

#676970

#85868e

#a3a4aa

#c2c3c6

#e0e1e3

Tones

Color #4b4c51 mixed toward gray.

#4c4c51

#4c4d50

#4d4d50

#4d4d4f

#4e4e4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b50 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#4b4b50 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#4b4f4f · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 3.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4c51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4c51]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b4c51 (#4b4c51) is rgb(75, 76, 81) in RGB.

No, #4b4c51 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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