#4b4855

Color #4b4855

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.05 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4855

RGB

rgb(75, 72, 85)

HSL

hsl(253.8, 8.3%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(253.8, 15.3%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.8%, 15.3%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(31.32, 4.21, -7.25)

LCH

lch(31.32, 8.38, 300.14)

OKLCH

oklch(40.9%, 0.0218, 296.1)

HWB

hwb(253.8, 28.2%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525548

Analogous

#484c55

#4b4855

#524855

Triadic

#4b4855

#554b48

#48554b

Split-complementary

#4b4855

#555248

#4c5548

Tetradic

#4b4855

#554852

#525548

#48554b

Square

#4b4855

#55484c

#525548

#485552

Shades

Color #4b4855 mixed toward black.

#3f3c47

#323039

#26242b

#19181c

#0d0c0e

Tints

Color #4b4855 mixed toward white.

#676375

#848093

#a39fae

#c2bfc9

#e0dfe4

Tones

Color #4b4855 mixed toward gray.

#4c4954

#4c4a53

#4d4b52

#4d4c51

#4e4d50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.36:1

White text reads better on this background (8.91:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4a4a52 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#4a4a51 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#4b504f · ΔE 10.3

Achromatopsia

#4a4a4a · ΔE 7.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4855;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4855]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#4b4855 (#4b4855) is rgb(75, 72, 85) in RGB.

No, #4b4855 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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