#4a5059

Color #4a5059

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.46 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4a5059

RGB

rgb(74, 80, 89)

HSL

hsl(216, 9.2%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 16.9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.9%, 10.1%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(33.8, -0.26, -6.08)

LCH

lch(33.8, 6.09, 267.55)

OKLCH

oklch(42.9%, 0.0167, 258.29)

HWB

hwb(216, 29%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59534a

Analogous

#4a5859

#4a5059

#4c4a59

Triadic

#4a5059

#594a50

#50594a

Split-complementary

#4a5059

#594c4a

#58594a

Tetradic

#4a5059

#534a59

#59534a

#50594a

Square

#4a5059

#594a58

#59534a

#4a594c

Shades

Color #4a5059 mixed toward black.

#3e434a

#31353b

#25282d

#191b1e

#0c0d0f

Tints

Color #4a5059 mixed toward white.

#646c79

#818996

#a0a7b0

#c0c4cb

#dfe2e5

Tones

Color #4a5059 mixed toward gray.

#4b5058

#4d5157

#4e5155

#4f5154

#505153

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.13:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.58:1

White text reads better on this background (8.13:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d57 · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#4c4c56 · ΔE 3.8

Tritanopia

#4a5555 · ΔE 6.7

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 5.4

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4a5059;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a5059]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4a5059 (#4a5059) is rgb(74, 80, 89) in RGB.

No, #4a5059 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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