#4b4b57

Color #4b4b57

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.24 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4b57

RGB

rgb(75, 75, 87)

HSL

hsl(240, 7.4%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 13.8%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 13.8%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(32.29, 2.79, -7.07)

LCH

lch(32.29, 7.6, 291.54)

OKLCH

oklch(41.7%, 0.0198, 285.51)

HWB

hwb(240, 29.4%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57574b

Analogous

#4b5157

#4b4b57

#514b57

Triadic

#4b4b57

#574b4b

#4b574b

Split-complementary

#4b4b57

#57514b

#51574b

Tetradic

#4b4b57

#574b57

#57574b

#4b574b

Square

#4b4b57

#574b51

#57574b

#4b5751

Shades

Color #4b4b57 mixed toward black.

#3f3f49

#32323a

#26262c

#19191d

#0d0d0f

Tints

Color #4b4b57 mixed toward white.

#666676

#828294

#a2a2ae

#c1c1c9

#e0e0e4

Tones

Color #4b4b57 mixed toward gray.

#4c4c56

#4d4d55

#4e4e54

#4f4f53

#505052

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.6:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.44:1

White text reads better on this background (8.6:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b54 · ΔE 1.6

Deuteranopia

#4b4b54 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#4b5252 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 6.9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4b57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4b57]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4b4b57 (#4b4b57) is rgb(75, 75, 87) in RGB.

No, #4b4b57 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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