#4c4557

Color #4c4557

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.63 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#4c4557

RGB

rgb(76, 69, 87)

HSL

hsl(263.3, 11.5%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(263.3, 20.7%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 20.7%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(30.59, 7.02, -9.62)

LCH

lch(30.59, 11.91, 306.12)

OKLCH

oklch(40.4%, 0.031, 302.77)

HWB

hwb(263.3, 27.1%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#505745

Analogous

#454757

#4c4557

#554557

Triadic

#4c4557

#574c45

#45574c

Split-complementary

#4c4557

#575545

#475745

Tetradic

#4c4557

#574550

#505745

#45574c

Square

#4c4557

#574547

#505745

#455755

Shades

Color #4c4557 mixed toward black.

#3f3a49

#332e3a

#26232c

#19171d

#0d0c0f

Tints

Color #4c4557 mixed toward white.

#695f78

#867b97

#a49cb1

#c2bdcb

#e1dee5

Tones

Color #4c4557 mixed toward gray.

#4c4756

#4d4854

#4d4a53

#4d4b51

#4e4d50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.15:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.3:1

White text reads better on this background (9.15:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#494953 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#494a52 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#4c504f · ΔE 13.1

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4c4557;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c4557]

Related colors

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Indigo #4b0082

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Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#4c4557 (#4c4557) is rgb(76, 69, 87) in RGB.

No, #4c4557 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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