#4a4e59

Color #4a4e59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.48 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a4e59

RGB

rgb(74, 78, 89)

HSL

hsl(224, 9.2%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(224, 16.9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 12.4%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(33.19, 1, -7)

LCH

lch(33.19, 7.07, 278.13)

OKLCH

oklch(42.4%, 0.0189, 269.7)

HWB

hwb(224, 29%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59554a

Analogous

#4a5659

#4a4e59

#4e4a59

Triadic

#4a4e59

#594a4e

#4e594a

Split-complementary

#4a4e59

#594e4a

#56594a

Tetradic

#4a4e59

#554a59

#59554a

#4e594a

Square

#4a4e59

#594a56

#59554a

#4a594e

Shades

Color #4a4e59 mixed toward black.

#3e414a

#31343b

#25272d

#191a1e

#0c0d0f

Tints

Color #4a4e59 mixed toward white.

#646a79

#818696

#a0a5b0

#c0c3cb

#dfe1e5

Tones

Color #4a4e59 mixed toward gray.

#4b4f58

#4d4f57

#4e5055

#4f5054

#505153

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.53:1

White text reads better on this background (8.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4c4c56 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#4c4b56 · ΔE 2.9

Tritanopia

#4a5454 · ΔE 8.2

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a4e59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a4e59]

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

#4a4e59 (#4a4e59) is rgb(74, 78, 89) in RGB.

No, #4a4e59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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