#4b4b4f

Color #4b4b4f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4b4f

RGB

rgb(75, 75, 79)

HSL

hsl(240, 2.6%, 30.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 5.1%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 5.1%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(32.02, 0.89, -2.37)

LCH

lch(32.02, 2.53, 290.58)

OKLCH

oklch(41.4%, 0.0066, 285.95)

HWB

hwb(240, 29.4%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f4f4b

Analogous

#4b4d4f

#4b4b4f

#4d4b4f

Triadic

#4b4b4f

#4f4b4b

#4b4f4b

Split-complementary

#4b4b4f

#4f4d4b

#4d4f4b

Tetradic

#4b4b4f

#4f4b4f

#4f4f4b

#4b4f4b

Square

#4b4b4f

#4f4b4d

#4f4f4b

#4b4f4d

Shades

Color #4b4b4f mixed toward black.

#3f3f42

#323235

#262628

#19191a

#0d0d0d

Tints

Color #4b4b4f mixed toward white.

#68686d

#85858b

#a4a4a8

#c2c2c5

#e1e1e2

Tones

Color #4b4b4f mixed toward gray.

#4b4b4f

#4c4c4e

#4d4d4d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.68:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.42:1

White text reads better on this background (8.68:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b4e · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#4b4b4e · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#4b4d4d · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#4b4b4b · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4b4f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4b4f]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4b4b4f (#4b4b4f) is rgb(75, 75, 79) in RGB.

No, #4b4b4f 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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