#4e4b50

Color #4e4b50

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.73 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4b50

RGB

rgb(78, 75, 80)

HSL

hsl(276, 3.2%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 6.2%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 6.2%, 0%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(32.33, 2.33, -2.52)

LCH

lch(32.33, 3.43, 312.76)

OKLCH

oklch(41.8%, 0.0091, 312.32)

HWB

hwb(276, 29.4%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d504b

Analogous

#4c4b50

#4e4b50

#504b50

Triadic

#4e4b50

#504e4b

#4b504e

Split-complementary

#4e4b50

#50504b

#4b504c

Tetradic

#4e4b50

#504b4d

#4d504b

#4b504e

Square

#4e4b50

#504c4b

#4d504b

#4b5050

Shades

Color #4e4b50 mixed toward black.

#413f43

#343235

#272628

#1a191b

#0d0d0d

Tints

Color #4e4b50 mixed toward white.

#6c686f

#89858c

#a7a3a9

#c4c2c6

#e2e0e2

Tones

Color #4e4b50 mixed toward gray.

#4e4b50

#4e4c4f

#4e4d4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.45:1

White text reads better on this background (8.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d4f · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#4d4d4f · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 3.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4b50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4b50]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#4e4b50 (#4e4b50) is rgb(78, 75, 80) in RGB.

No, #4e4b50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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