#4e5156

Color #4e5156

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5156

RGB

rgb(78, 81, 86)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 4.9%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 9.3%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 5.8%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(34.35, -0.07, -3.34)

LCH

lch(34.35, 3.34, 268.8)

OKLCH

oklch(43.4%, 0.0091, 260.54)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 30.6%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56534e

Analogous

#4e5556

#4e5156

#4f4e56

Triadic

#4e5156

#564e51

#51564e

Split-complementary

#4e5156

#564f4e

#55564e

Tetradic

#4e5156

#534e56

#56534e

#51564e

Square

#4e5156

#564e55

#56534e

#4e564f

Shades

Color #4e5156 mixed toward black.

#414448

#343639

#27292b

#1a1b1d

#0d0e0e

Tints

Color #4e5156 mixed toward white.

#696e74

#868a91

#a4a7ad

#c3c5c8

#e1e2e4

Tones

Color #4e5156 mixed toward gray.

#4f5155

#505254

#515253

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.97:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f55 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#4f4f55 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#4e5454 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 3.1

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5156;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5156]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e5156 (#4e5156) is rgb(78, 81, 86) in RGB.

No, #4e5156 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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