#4a4e56

Color #4a4e56

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.45 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4a4e56

RGB

rgb(74, 78, 86)

HSL

hsl(220, 7.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 14%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(14%, 9.3%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(33.08, 0.26, -5.26)

LCH

lch(33.08, 5.27, 272.83)

OKLCH

oklch(42.3%, 0.0143, 264.37)

HWB

hwb(220, 29%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56524a

Analogous

#4a5456

#4a4e56

#4c4a56

Triadic

#4a4e56

#564a4e

#4e564a

Split-complementary

#4a4e56

#564c4a

#54564a

Tetradic

#4a4e56

#524a56

#56524a

#4e564a

Square

#4a4e56

#564a54

#56524a

#4a564c

Shades

Color #4a4e56 mixed toward black.

#3e4148

#313439

#25272b

#191a1d

#0c0d0e

Tints

Color #4a4e56 mixed toward white.

#656a75

#828793

#a1a5ae

#c0c3c9

#e0e1e4

Tones

Color #4a4e56 mixed toward gray.

#4b4e55

#4c4f54

#4d4f53

#4e4f52

#4f5051

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.35:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.52:1

White text reads better on this background (8.35:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c54 · ΔE 2.4

Deuteranopia

#4c4b54 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#4a5352 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 4.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a4e56;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a4e56]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a4e56 (#4a4e56) is rgb(74, 78, 86) in RGB.

No, #4a4e56 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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