#4e686b

Color #4e686b

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.27 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e686b

RGB

rgb(78, 104, 107)

HSL

hsl(186.2, 15.7%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.2, 27.1%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.1%, 2.8%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(42.13, -8.78, -4.81)

LCH

lch(42.13, 10.01, 208.72)

OKLCH

oklch(49.8%, 0.031, 204.99)

HWB

hwb(186.2, 30.6%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b514e

Analogous

#4e6b60

#4e686b

#4e5a6b

Triadic

#4e686b

#6b4e68

#686b4e

Split-complementary

#4e686b

#6b4e5a

#6b604e

Tetradic

#4e686b

#514e6b

#6b514e

#686b4e

Square

#4e686b

#604e6b

#6b514e

#5a6b4e

Shades

Color #4e686b mixed toward black.

#415759

#344547

#273436

#1a2324

#0d1112

Tints

Color #4e686b mixed toward white.

#65878a

#82a0a4

#a1b8bb

#c0d0d1

#e0e7e8

Tones

Color #4e686b mixed toward gray.

#506669

#536466

#556264

#586061

#5a5e5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5b6a · ΔE 14.5

Deuteranopia

#59576a · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#506a6a · ΔE 1.7

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 10.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e686b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e686b]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4e686b (#4e686b) is rgb(78, 104, 107) in RGB.

No, #4e686b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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