#4e686d

Color #4e686d

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.41 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e686d

RGB

rgb(78, 104, 109)

HSL

hsl(189.7, 16.6%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(189.7, 28.4%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.4%, 4.6%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(42.19, -8.26, -5.93)

LCH

lch(42.19, 10.17, 215.68)

OKLCH

oklch(49.9%, 0.0317, 210.78)

HWB

hwb(189.7, 30.6%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d534e

Analogous

#4e6d63

#4e686d

#4e596d

Triadic

#4e686d

#6d4e68

#686d4e

Split-complementary

#4e686d

#6d4e59

#6d634e

Tetradic

#4e686d

#534e6d

#6d534e

#686d4e

Square

#4e686d

#634e6d

#6d534e

#596d4e

Shades

Color #4e686d mixed toward black.

#41575b

#344549

#273437

#1a2324

#0d1112

Tints

Color #4e686d mixed toward white.

#64868c

#829fa5

#a1b7bc

#c0cfd2

#e0e7e9

Tones

Color #4e686d mixed toward gray.

#51666b

#536568

#566365

#586163

#5b5f60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.52:1

White text reads better on this background (5.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5b6c · ΔE 14.6

Deuteranopia

#59576c · ΔE 17.3

Tritanopia

#506b6b · ΔE 3

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e686d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e686d]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#4e686d (#4e686d) is rgb(78, 104, 109) in RGB.

No, #4e686d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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