#4e4a4f

Color #4e4a4f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.95 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4a4f

RGB

rgb(78, 74, 79)

HSL

hsl(288, 3.3%, 30%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 6.3%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 6.3%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(31.99, 2.74, -2.37)

LCH

lch(31.99, 3.62, 319.14)

OKLCH

oklch(41.5%, 0.0097, 319.59)

HWB

hwb(288, 29%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4b4f4a

Analogous

#4b4a4f

#4e4a4f

#4f4a4e

Triadic

#4e4a4f

#4f4e4a

#4a4f4e

Split-complementary

#4e4a4f

#4e4f4a

#4a4f4b

Tetradic

#4e4a4f

#4f4a4b

#4b4f4a

#4a4f4e

Square

#4e4a4f

#4f4b4a

#4b4f4a

#4a4e4f

Shades

Color #4e4a4f mixed toward black.

#413e42

#343135

#272528

#1a191a

#0d0c0d

Tints

Color #4e4a4f mixed toward white.

#6c676e

#8a848c

#a8a3a9

#c5c2c5

#e2e0e2

Tones

Color #4e4a4f mixed toward gray.

#4e4a4f

#4e4b4e

#4d4b4e

#4d4c4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.69:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.69:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c4e · ΔE 3.3

Deuteranopia

#4d4d4e · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#4e4d4d · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4a4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4a4f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#4e4a4f (#4e4a4f) is rgb(78, 74, 79) in RGB.

No, #4e4a4f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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