#4b4b55

Color #4b4b55

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4b55

RGB

rgb(75, 75, 85)

HSL

hsl(240, 6.2%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 11.8%, 33.3%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(32.22, 2.3, -5.9)

LCH

lch(32.22, 6.33, 291.3)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.0165, 285.8)

HWB

hwb(240, 29.4%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#55554b

Analogous

#4b5055

#4b4b55

#504b55

Triadic

#4b4b55

#554b4b

#4b554b

Split-complementary

#4b4b55

#55504b

#50554b

Tetradic

#4b4b55

#554b55

#55554b

#4b554b

Square

#4b4b55

#554b50

#55554b

#4b5550

Shades

Color #4b4b55 mixed toward black.

#3f3f47

#323239

#26262b

#19191c

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4b4b55 mixed toward white.

#666674

#838392

#a2a2ad

#c1c1c8

#e0e0e4

Tones

Color #4b4b55 mixed toward gray.

#4c4c54

#4d4d53

#4e4e53

#4e4e52

#4f4f51

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.44:1

White text reads better on this background (8.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b53 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#4b4b52 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#4b5150 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 5.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4b55;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4b55]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4b4b55 (#4b4b55) is rgb(75, 75, 85) in RGB.

No, #4b4b55 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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