#4e4e52

Color #4e4e52

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4e52

RGB

rgb(78, 78, 82)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 4.9%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 4.9%, 0%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(33.3, 0.89, -2.35)

LCH

lch(33.3, 2.51, 290.74)

OKLCH

oklch(42.5%, 0.0066, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 30.6%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#52524e

Analogous

#4e5052

#4e4e52

#504e52

Triadic

#4e4e52

#524e4e

#4e524e

Split-complementary

#4e4e52

#52504e

#50524e

Tetradic

#4e4e52

#524e52

#52524e

#4e524e

Square

#4e4e52

#524e50

#52524e

#4e5250

Shades

Color #4e4e52 mixed toward black.

#414144

#343437

#272729

#1a1a1b

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4e4e52 mixed toward white.

#6a6a70

#87878d

#a5a5aa

#c3c3c6

#e1e1e3

Tones

Color #4e4e52 mixed toward gray.

#4e4e52

#4f4f51

#505050

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.28:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.54:1

White text reads better on this background (8.28:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e51 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#4e4e51 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#4e5050 · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 2.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4e52;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4e52]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4e4e52 (#4e4e52) is rgb(78, 78, 82) in RGB.

No, #4e4e52 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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