#4a525e

Color #4a525e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.9 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 2.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4a525e

RGB

rgb(74, 82, 94)

HSL

hsl(216, 11.9%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 21.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.3%, 12.8%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(34.6, -0.24, -8.05)

LCH

lch(34.6, 8.05, 268.29)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.0224, 258.39)

HWB

hwb(216, 29%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e564a

Analogous

#4a5c5e

#4a525e

#4c4a5e

Triadic

#4a525e

#5e4a52

#525e4a

Split-complementary

#4a525e

#5e4c4a

#5c5e4a

Tetradic

#4a525e

#564a5e

#5e564a

#525e4a

Square

#4a525e

#5e4a5c

#5e564a

#4a5e4c

Shades

Color #4a525e mixed toward black.

#3e444e

#31373f

#25292f

#191b1f

#0c0e10

Tints

Color #4a525e mixed toward white.

#636e7e

#7f8a9b

#9fa7b4

#bfc5cd

#dfe2e6

Tones

Color #4a525e mixed toward gray.

#4c525c

#4d535b

#4f5359

#515357

#525456

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.66:1

White text reads better on this background (7.9:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e5b · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#4d4d5b · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#4a5959 · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4a525e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4a525e]

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

#4a525e (#4a525e) is rgb(74, 82, 94) in RGB.

No, #4a525e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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