#4a4557

Color #4a4557

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.92 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a4557

RGB

rgb(74, 69, 87)

HSL

hsl(256.7, 11.5%, 30.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(256.7, 20.7%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.9%, 20.7%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(30.4, 6.26, -9.93)

LCH

lch(30.4, 11.74, 302.23)

OKLCH

oklch(40.2%, 0.0305, 297.74)

HWB

hwb(256.7, 27.1%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525745

Analogous

#454957

#4a4557

#534557

Triadic

#4a4557

#574a45

#45574a

Split-complementary

#4a4557

#575345

#495745

Tetradic

#4a4557

#574552

#525745

#45574a

Square

#4a4557

#574549

#525745

#455753

Shades

Color #4a4557 mixed toward black.

#3e3a49

#312e3a

#25232c

#19171d

#0c0c0f

Tints

Color #4a4557 mixed toward white.

#665f78

#837b97

#a29cb1

#c1bdcb

#e0dee5

Tones

Color #4a4557 mixed toward gray.

#4b4756

#4b4854

#4c4a53

#4d4b51

#4d4d50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.21:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.28:1

White text reads better on this background (9.21:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484853 · ΔE 4.6

Deuteranopia

#484952 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#4a504f · ΔE 13.4

Achromatopsia

#484848 · ΔE 10.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a4557;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a4557]

Related colors

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Slate Blue #6a5acd

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Frequently asked questions

#4a4557 (#4a4557) is rgb(74, 69, 87) in RGB.

No, #4a4557 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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