#4b505b

Color #4b505b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.84 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4b505b

RGB

rgb(75, 80, 91)

HSL

hsl(221.3, 9.6%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(221.3, 17.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 12.1%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(33.96, 0.62, -7.11)

LCH

lch(33.96, 7.14, 274.98)

OKLCH

oklch(43.1%, 0.0192, 266.13)

HWB

hwb(221.3, 29.4%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b564b

Analogous

#4b585b

#4b505b

#4e4b5b

Triadic

#4b505b

#5b4b50

#505b4b

Split-complementary

#4b505b

#5b4e4b

#585b4b

Tetradic

#4b505b

#564b5b

#5b564b

#505b4b

Square

#4b505b

#5b4b58

#5b564b

#4b5b4e

Shades

Color #4b505b mixed toward black.

#3e434c

#32353d

#25282d

#191b1e

#0c0d0f

Tints

Color #4b505b mixed toward white.

#656c7a

#818897

#a1a6b1

#c0c4cb

#e0e1e5

Tones

Color #4b505b mixed toward gray.

#4c505a

#4e5158

#4f5157

#505256

#525254

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

#4d4d58 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#4d4d58 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#4b5656 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b505b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b505b]

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

#4b505b (#4b505b) is rgb(75, 80, 91) in RGB.

No, #4b505b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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