#4b505a

Color #4b505a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.76 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#4b505a

RGB

rgb(75, 80, 90)

HSL

hsl(220, 9.1%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 16.7%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 11.1%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(33.92, 0.37, -6.53)

LCH

lch(33.92, 6.54, 273.24)

OKLCH

oklch(43.1%, 0.0178, 264.51)

HWB

hwb(220, 29.4%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a554b

Analogous

#4b585a

#4b505a

#4e4b5a

Triadic

#4b505a

#5a4b50

#505a4b

Split-complementary

#4b505a

#5a4e4b

#585a4b

Tetradic

#4b505a

#554b5a

#5a554b

#505a4b

Square

#4b505a

#5a4b58

#5a554b

#4b5a4e

Shades

Color #4b505a mixed toward black.

#3f434b

#32353c

#26282d

#191b1e

#0d0d0f

Tints

Color #4b505a mixed toward white.

#656c79

#828997

#a1a6b1

#c0c4cb

#e0e1e5

Tones

Color #4b505a mixed toward gray.

#4c5159

#4e5158

#4f5156

#505255

#515254

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.59:1

White text reads better on this background (8.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d58 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#4d4d57 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#4b5655 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b505a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b505a]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b505a (#4b505a) is rgb(75, 80, 90) in RGB.

No, #4b505a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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