#4e4c4f

Color #4e4c4f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.05 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4c4f

RGB

rgb(78, 76, 79)

HSL

hsl(280, 1.9%, 30.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 3.8%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 3.8%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(32.6, 1.47, -1.48)

LCH

lch(32.6, 2.09, 314.81)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.0055, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 29.8%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4d4f4c

Analogous

#4d4c4f

#4e4c4f

#4f4c4f

Triadic

#4e4c4f

#4f4e4c

#4c4f4e

Split-complementary

#4e4c4f

#4f4f4c

#4c4f4d

Tetradic

#4e4c4f

#4f4c4d

#4d4f4c

#4c4f4e

Square

#4e4c4f

#4f4d4c

#4d4f4c

#4c4f4f

Shades

Color #4e4c4f mixed toward black.

#413f42

#343335

#272627

#1a191a

#0d0d0d

Tints

Color #4e4c4f mixed toward white.

#6c696d

#89868b

#a7a5a8

#c4c3c5

#e2e1e2

Tones

Color #4e4c4f mixed toward gray.

#4e4c4f

#4e4d4f

#4e4d4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d4e · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#4d4d4e · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 2.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4c4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4c4f]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#4e4c4f (#4e4c4f) is rgb(78, 76, 79) in RGB.

No, #4e4c4f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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