#4b4c57

Color #4b4c57

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 6.98 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#4b4c57

RGB

rgb(75, 76, 87)

HSL

hsl(235, 7.4%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(235, 13.8%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 12.6%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(32.6, 2.15, -6.61)

LCH

lch(32.6, 6.95, 288.02)

OKLCH

oklch(42%, 0.0183, 281.37)

HWB

hwb(235, 29.4%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57564b

Analogous

#4b5257

#4b4c57

#504b57

Triadic

#4b4c57

#574b4c

#4c574b

Split-complementary

#4b4c57

#57504b

#52574b

Tetradic

#4b4c57

#564b57

#57564b

#4c574b

Square

#4b4c57

#574b52

#57564b

#4b5750

Shades

Color #4b4c57 mixed toward black.

#3f3f49

#32333a

#26262c

#19191d

#0d0d0f

Tints

Color #4b4c57 mixed toward white.

#666776

#828494

#a2a3ae

#c1c1c9

#e0e0e4

Tones

Color #4b4c57 mixed toward gray.

#4c4d56

#4d4e55

#4e4f54

#4f4f53

#505052

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b54 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#4b4b54 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#4b5252 · ΔE 8.3

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 6.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b4c57;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b4c57]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4b4c57 (#4b4c57) is rgb(75, 76, 87) in RGB.

No, #4b4c57 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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