#4e4d51

Color #4e4d51

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.64 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4d51

RGB

rgb(78, 77, 81)

HSL

hsl(255, 2.5%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(255, 4.9%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 4.9%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(32.97, 1.29, -2.21)

LCH

lch(32.97, 2.56, 300.27)

OKLCH

oklch(42.3%, 0.0067, 297.72)

HWB

hwb(255, 30.2%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#50514d

Analogous

#4d4e51

#4e4d51

#504d51

Triadic

#4e4d51

#514e4d

#4d514e

Split-complementary

#4e4d51

#51504d

#4e514d

Tetradic

#4e4d51

#514d50

#50514d

#4d514e

Square

#4e4d51

#514d4e

#50514d

#4d5150

Shades

Color #4e4d51 mixed toward black.

#414044

#343336

#272729

#1a1a1b

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4e4d51 mixed toward white.

#6b6a6f

#88878d

#a6a5a9

#c4c3c6

#e1e1e2

Tones

Color #4e4d51 mixed toward gray.

#4e4d51

#4e4e50

#4f4e50

#4f4f4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.5:1

White text reads better on this background (8.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e50 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#4e4e50 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#4e4f4f · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 2.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4d51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4d51]

Related colors

Medium Purple #9370db

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#4e4d51 (#4e4d51) is rgb(78, 77, 81) in RGB.

No, #4e4d51 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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