#4e596b

Color #4e596b

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.47 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e596b

RGB

rgb(78, 89, 107)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 15.7%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 27.1%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 16.8%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(37.53, 0.23, -11.71)

LCH

lch(37.53, 11.71, 271.13)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.0325, 260.25)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 30.6%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b604e

Analogous

#4e686b

#4e596b

#524e6b

Triadic

#4e596b

#6b4e59

#596b4e

Split-complementary

#4e596b

#6b524e

#686b4e

Tetradic

#4e596b

#604e6b

#6b604e

#596b4e

Square

#4e596b

#6b4e68

#6b604e

#4e6b52

Shades

Color #4e596b mixed toward black.

#414a59

#343b47

#272d36

#1a1e24

#0d0f12

Tints

Color #4e596b mixed toward white.

#65738a

#828fa4

#a1abbb

#c0c7d1

#e0e3e8

Tones

Color #4e596b mixed toward gray.

#505a69

#535a66

#555b64

#585b61

#5a5c5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.08:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.97:1

White text reads better on this background (7.08:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535367 · ΔE 6.1

Deuteranopia

#525166 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#4f6463 · ΔE 12.5

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 9.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e596b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e596b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#4e596b (#4e596b) is rgb(78, 89, 107) in RGB.

No, #4e596b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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