#4e474e

Color #4e474e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.47 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-700 #3f3f46 · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e474e

RGB

rgb(78, 71, 78)

HSL

hsl(300, 4.7%, 29.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(300, 9%, 30.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9%, 0%, 69.4%)

LAB

lab(31.06, 4.43, -3.11)

LCH

lch(31.06, 5.41, 324.93)

OKLCH

oklch(40.7%, 0.0148, 325.77)

HWB

hwb(300, 27.8%, 69.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#474e47

Analogous

#4a474e

#4e474e

#4e474a

Triadic

#4e474e

#4e4e47

#474e4e

Split-complementary

#4e474e

#4a4e47

#474e4a

Tetradic

#4e474e

#4e4747

#474e47

#474e4e

Square

#4e474e

#4e4a47

#474e47

#474a4e

Shades

Color #4e474e mixed toward black.

#413b41

#342f34

#272327

#1a181a

#0d0c0d

Tints

Color #4e474e mixed toward white.

#6d646d

#8c818c

#a9a0a9

#c6c0c6

#e2dfe2

Tones

Color #4e474e mixed toward gray.

#4d484d

#4c494c

#4b4a4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.99:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.99:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b4c · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#4b4c4c · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#4e4b4b · ΔE 5.1

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 6.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e474e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e474e]

Related colors

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Violet #ee82ee

Frequently asked questions

#4e474e (#4e474e) is rgb(78, 71, 78) in RGB.

No, #4e474e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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