#4b555a

Color #4b555a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4b555a

RGB

rgb(75, 85, 90)

HSL

hsl(200, 9.1%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 16.7%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.7%, 5.6%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(35.46, -2.74, -4.24)

LCH

lch(35.46, 5.05, 237.13)

OKLCH

oklch(44.3%, 0.0151, 229.03)

HWB

hwb(200, 29.4%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a504b

Analogous

#4b5a58

#4b555a

#4b4e5a

Triadic

#4b555a

#5a4b55

#555a4b

Split-complementary

#4b555a

#5a4b4e

#5a584b

Tetradic

#4b555a

#504b5a

#5a504b

#555a4b

Square

#4b555a

#584b5a

#5a504b

#4e5a4b

Shades

Color #4b555a mixed toward black.

#3f474b

#32393c

#262b2d

#191c1e

#0d0e0f

Tints

Color #4b555a mixed toward white.

#657379

#829097

#a1abb1

#c0c7cb

#e0e3e5

Tones

Color #4b555a mixed toward gray.

#4c5559

#4e5458

#4f5456

#505355

#515354

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.65:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.65:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505059 · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#4f4e59 · ΔE 8.1

Tritanopia

#4c5858 · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 5.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b555a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b555a]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4b555a (#4b555a) is rgb(75, 85, 90) in RGB.

No, #4b555a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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