#4e4d56

Color #4e4d56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.92 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4d56

RGB

rgb(78, 77, 86)

HSL

hsl(246.7, 5.5%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(246.7, 10.5%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 10.5%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(33.13, 2.44, -5.14)

LCH

lch(33.13, 5.69, 295.39)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.0148, 291.01)

HWB

hwb(246.7, 30.2%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55564d

Analogous

#4d5156

#4e4d56

#534d56

Triadic

#4e4d56

#564e4d

#4d564e

Split-complementary

#4e4d56

#56534d

#51564d

Tetradic

#4e4d56

#564d55

#55564d

#4d564e

Square

#4e4d56

#564d51

#55564d

#4d5653

Shades

Color #4e4d56 mixed toward black.

#414048

#343339

#27272b

#1a1a1d

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4e4d56 mixed toward white.

#6a6875

#868592

#a5a4ad

#c3c2c8

#e1e1e4

Tones

Color #4e4d56 mixed toward gray.

#4f4e55

#4f4f55

#504f54

#505053

#515152

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.52:1

White text reads better on this background (8.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e54 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#4e4e53 · ΔE 2.5

Tritanopia

#4e5252 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 5.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4d56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4d56]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e4d56 (#4e4d56) is rgb(78, 77, 86) in RGB.

No, #4e4d56 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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