#4e5e63

Color #4e5e63

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5e63

RGB

rgb(78, 94, 99)

HSL

hsl(194.3, 11.9%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194.3, 21.2%, 38.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.2%, 5.1%, 0%, 61.2%)

LAB

lab(38.77, -4.88, -4.9)

LCH

lch(38.77, 6.92, 225.12)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.0213, 218.7)

HWB

hwb(194.3, 30.6%, 61.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#63534e

Analogous

#4e635e

#4e5e63

#4e5363

Triadic

#4e5e63

#634e5e

#5e634e

Split-complementary

#4e5e63

#634e53

#635e4e

Tetradic

#4e5e63

#534e63

#63534e

#5e634e

Square

#4e5e63

#5e4e63

#63534e

#53634e

Shades

Color #4e5e63 mixed toward black.

#414e53

#343f42

#272f32

#1a1f21

#0d1011

Tints

Color #4e5e63 mixed toward white.

#667b82

#83979d

#a2b1b6

#c1cbce

#e0e5e7

Tones

Color #4e5e63 mixed toward gray.

#505d61

#515c60

#535b5e

#555a5c

#57595a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.11:1

White text reads better on this background (6.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555662 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#545362 · ΔE 11.8

Tritanopia

#4f6161 · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5e63;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5e63]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#4e5e63 (#4e5e63) is rgb(78, 94, 99) in RGB.

No, #4e5e63 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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