#4a4d54

Color #4a4d54

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.61 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4a4d54

RGB

rgb(74, 77, 84)

HSL

hsl(222, 6.3%, 31%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222, 11.9%, 32.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.9%, 8.3%, 0%, 67.1%)

LAB

lab(32.71, 0.41, -4.54)

LCH

lch(32.71, 4.56, 275.16)

OKLCH

oklch(42%, 0.0122, 267.18)

HWB

hwb(222, 29%, 67.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#54514a

Analogous

#4a5254

#4a4d54

#4c4a54

Triadic

#4a4d54

#544a4d

#4d544a

Split-complementary

#4a4d54

#544c4a

#52544a

Tetradic

#4a4d54

#514a54

#54514a

#4d544a

Square

#4a4d54

#544a52

#54514a

#4a544c

Shades

Color #4a4d54 mixed toward black.

#3e4046

#313338

#25272a

#191a1c

#0c0d0e

Tints

Color #4a4d54 mixed toward white.

#666a73

#828791

#a1a5ad

#c1c3c8

#e0e1e4

Tones

Color #4a4d54 mixed toward gray.

#4b4d53

#4c4e52

#4d4e52

#4d4e51

#4e4f50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.48:1

White text reads better on this background (8.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b52 · ΔE 1.8

Deuteranopia

#4b4b52 · ΔE 1.8

Tritanopia

#4a5151 · ΔE 5.5

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 4.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a4d54;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a4d54]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a4d54 (#4a4d54) is rgb(74, 77, 84) in RGB.

No, #4a4d54 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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