#4e4f50

Color #4e4f50

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 1.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4f50

RGB

rgb(78, 79, 80)

HSL

hsl(210, 1.3%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 2.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 1.2%, 0%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(33.54, -0.19, -0.73)

LCH

lch(33.54, 0.75, 255.41)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.0021, 247.17)

HWB

hwb(210, 30.6%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#504f4e

Analogous

#4e5050

#4e4f50

#4e4e50

Triadic

#4e4f50

#504e4f

#4f504e

Split-complementary

#4e4f50

#504e4e

#50504e

Tetradic

#4e4f50

#4f4e50

#504f4e

#4f504e

Square

#4e4f50

#504e50

#504f4e

#4e504e

Shades

Color #4e4f50 mixed toward black.

#414243

#343535

#272828

#1a1a1b

#0d0d0d

Tints

Color #4e4f50 mixed toward white.

#6b6c6e

#888a8b

#a6a7a8

#c4c4c5

#e1e2e2

Tones

Color #4e4f50 mixed toward gray.

#4e4f50

#4f4f50

#4f4f4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e50 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#4e4e50 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#4e5050 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 0.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4f50;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4f50]

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Frequently asked questions

#4e4f50 (#4e4f50) is rgb(78, 79, 80) in RGB.

No, #4e4f50 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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