#4e555a

Color #4e555a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.55 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e555a

RGB

rgb(78, 85, 90)

HSL

hsl(205, 7.1%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205, 13.3%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.3%, 5.6%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(35.7, -1.61, -3.85)

LCH

lch(35.7, 4.17, 247.31)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.0122, 238.79)

HWB

hwb(205, 30.6%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a534e

Analogous

#4e5a59

#4e555a

#4e4f5a

Triadic

#4e555a

#5a4e55

#555a4e

Split-complementary

#4e555a

#5a4e4f

#5a594e

Tetradic

#4e555a

#534e5a

#5a534e

#555a4e

Square

#4e555a

#594e5a

#5a534e

#4f5a4e

Shades

Color #4e555a mixed toward black.

#41474b

#34393c

#272a2d

#1a1c1e

#0d0e0f

Tints

Color #4e555a mixed toward white.

#687278

#858e95

#a3aab0

#c2c7ca

#e0e3e5

Tones

Color #4e555a mixed toward gray.

#4f5559

#505558

#515457

#525456

#535455

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.58:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.58:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515159 · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#515059 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#4e5858 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e555a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e555a]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#4e555a (#4e555a) is rgb(78, 85, 90) in RGB.

No, #4e555a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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