#4b424d

Color #4b424d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.88 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4b424d

RGB

rgb(75, 66, 77)

HSL

hsl(289.1, 7.7%, 28%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(289.1, 14.3%, 30.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.6%, 14.3%, 0%, 69.8%)

LAB

lab(29.23, 6.2, -5.21)

LCH

lch(29.23, 8.1, 319.96)

OKLCH

oklch(39.2%, 0.0217, 320.23)

HWB

hwb(289.1, 25.9%, 69.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#444d42

Analogous

#45424d

#4b424d

#4d4249

Triadic

#4b424d

#4d4b42

#424d4b

Split-complementary

#4b424d

#494d42

#424d45

Tetradic

#4b424d

#4d4244

#444d42

#424d4b

Square

#4b424d

#4d4542

#444d42

#42494d

Shades

Color #4b424d mixed toward black.

#3e3740

#322c33

#252126

#19161a

#0c0b0d

Tints

Color #4b424d mixed toward white.

#6b5e6e

#8b7b8e

#a89caa

#c5bdc7

#e2dee3

Tones

Color #4b424d mixed toward gray.

#4a434c

#4a444b

#49454a

#494649

#484648

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.19:1

White text reads better on this background (9.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#47474b · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#48484a · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#4b4848 · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 8.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b424d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b424d]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#4b424d (#4b424d) is rgb(75, 66, 77) in RGB.

No, #4b424d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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