#4e4f52

Color #4e4f52

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.73 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4f52

RGB

rgb(78, 79, 82)

HSL

hsl(225, 2.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 4.9%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 3.7%, 0%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(33.61, 0.26, -1.91)

LCH

lch(33.61, 1.93, 277.75)

OKLCH

oklch(42.8%, 0.0051, 271.12)

HWB

hwb(225, 30.6%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#52514e

Analogous

#4e5152

#4e4f52

#4f4e52

Triadic

#4e4f52

#524e4f

#4f524e

Split-complementary

#4e4f52

#524f4e

#51524e

Tetradic

#4e4f52

#514e52

#52514e

#4f524e

Square

#4e4f52

#524e51

#52514e

#4e524f

Shades

Color #4e4f52 mixed toward black.

#414244

#343537

#272829

#1a1a1b

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4e4f52 mixed toward white.

#6a6c70

#87898d

#a5a6aa

#c3c4c6

#e1e1e3

Tones

Color #4e4f52 mixed toward gray.

#4e4f52

#4f4f51

#4f5051

#505050

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e51 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#4e4e51 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#4e5151 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 1.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4f52;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4f52]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e4f52 (#4e4f52) is rgb(78, 79, 82) in RGB.

No, #4e4f52 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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