#4e494f

Color #4e494f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.01 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e494f

RGB

rgb(78, 73, 79)

HSL

hsl(290, 3.9%, 29.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(290, 7.6%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 7.6%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(31.69, 3.37, -2.82)

LCH

lch(31.69, 4.39, 320.08)

OKLCH

oklch(41.2%, 0.0118, 320.51)

HWB

hwb(290, 28.6%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4a4f49

Analogous

#4b494f

#4e494f

#4f494d

Triadic

#4e494f

#4f4e49

#494f4e

Split-complementary

#4e494f

#4d4f49

#494f4b

Tetradic

#4e494f

#4f494a

#4a4f49

#494f4e

Square

#4e494f

#4f4b49

#4a4f49

#494d4f

Shades

Color #4e494f mixed toward black.

#413d42

#343135

#272527

#1a181a

#0d0c0d

Tints

Color #4e494f mixed toward white.

#6d666e

#8b838c

#a8a2a9

#c5c1c6

#e2e0e2

Tones

Color #4e494f mixed toward gray.

#4e4a4e

#4d4a4e

#4d4b4d

#4c4b4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.39:1

White text reads better on this background (8.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c4e · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#4c4d4d · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#4e4c4c · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e494f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e494f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#4e494f (#4e494f) is rgb(78, 73, 79) in RGB.

No, #4e494f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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