#4e4d55

Color #4e4d55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4d55

RGB

rgb(78, 77, 85)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 4.9%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 9.4%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 9.4%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(33.1, 2.2, -4.56)

LCH

lch(33.1, 5.06, 295.76)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.0131, 291.48)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 30.2%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#54554d

Analogous

#4d5055

#4e4d55

#524d55

Triadic

#4e4d55

#554e4d

#4d554e

Split-complementary

#4e4d55

#55524d

#50554d

Tetradic

#4e4d55

#554d54

#54554d

#4d554e

Square

#4e4d55

#554d50

#54554d

#4d5552

Shades

Color #4e4d55 mixed toward black.

#414047

#343339

#27272b

#1a1a1c

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4e4d55 mixed toward white.

#6a6973

#878591

#a5a4ac

#c3c2c8

#e1e1e3

Tones

Color #4e4d55 mixed toward gray.

#4f4e54

#504f53

#505052

#515052

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.34:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.52:1

White text reads better on this background (8.34:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e53 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#4e4e53 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#4e5251 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4d55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4d55]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e4d55 (#4e4d55) is rgb(78, 77, 85) in RGB.

No, #4e4d55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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