#4e5563

Color #4e5563

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5563

RGB

rgb(78, 85, 99)

HSL

hsl(220, 11.9%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 21.2%, 38.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 14.1%, 0%, 61.2%)

LAB

lab(36.02, 0.62, -9.02)

LCH

lch(36.02, 9.04, 273.93)

OKLCH

oklch(44.9%, 0.0246, 264.17)

HWB

hwb(220, 30.6%, 61.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#635c4e

Analogous

#4e6063

#4e5563

#514e63

Triadic

#4e5563

#634e55

#55634e

Split-complementary

#4e5563

#63514e

#60634e

Tetradic

#4e5563

#5c4e63

#635c4e

#55634e

Square

#4e5563

#634e60

#635c4e

#4e6351

Shades

Color #4e5563 mixed toward black.

#414753

#343942

#272a32

#1a1c21

#0d0e11

Tints

Color #4e5563 mixed toward white.

#667082

#838c9d

#a2a8b6

#c1c5ce

#e0e2e7

Tones

Color #4e5563 mixed toward gray.

#505661

#515660

#53575e

#55575c

#57585a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.8:1

White text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515160 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#51505f · ΔE 4.6

Tritanopia

#4e5d5d · ΔE 10

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 7.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5563;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5563]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e5563 (#4e5563) is rgb(78, 85, 99) in RGB.

No, #4e5563 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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