#4e5259

Color #4e5259

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.88 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5259

RGB

rgb(78, 82, 89)

HSL

hsl(218.2, 6.6%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.2, 12.4%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 7.9%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(34.75, 0.01, -4.63)

LCH

lch(34.75, 4.63, 270.12)

OKLCH

oklch(43.8%, 0.0126, 261.81)

HWB

hwb(218.2, 30.6%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59554e

Analogous

#4e5759

#4e5259

#4f4e59

Triadic

#4e5259

#594e52

#52594e

Split-complementary

#4e5259

#594f4e

#57594e

Tetradic

#4e5259

#554e59

#59554e

#52594e

Square

#4e5259

#594e57

#59554e

#4e594f

Shades

Color #4e5259 mixed toward black.

#41444a

#34373b

#27292c

#1a1b1e

#0d0e0f

Tints

Color #4e5259 mixed toward white.

#696e77

#858b94

#a4a8af

#c2c5ca

#e1e2e4

Tones

Color #4e5259 mixed toward gray.

#4f5258

#505257

#515356

#525355

#525354

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.85:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.85:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505057 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#504f57 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#4e5656 · ΔE 5.4

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5259]

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

#4e5259 (#4e5259) is rgb(78, 82, 89) in RGB.

No, #4e5259 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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