#4b5257

Color #4b5257

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.48 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4b5257

RGB

rgb(75, 82, 87)

HSL

hsl(205, 7.4%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(205, 13.8%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.8%, 5.7%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(34.43, -1.61, -3.87)

LCH

lch(34.43, 4.19, 247.41)

OKLCH

oklch(43.4%, 0.0122, 238.79)

HWB

hwb(205, 29.4%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57504b

Analogous

#4b5756

#4b5257

#4b4c57

Triadic

#4b5257

#574b52

#52574b

Split-complementary

#4b5257

#574b4c

#57564b

Tetradic

#4b5257

#504b57

#57504b

#52574b

Square

#4b5257

#564b57

#57504b

#4c574b

Shades

Color #4b5257 mixed toward black.

#3f4449

#32373a

#26292c

#191b1d

#0d0e0f

Tints

Color #4b5257 mixed toward white.

#666f76

#828c94

#a2a9ae

#c1c6c9

#e0e2e4

Tones

Color #4b5257 mixed toward gray.

#4c5256

#4d5255

#4e5254

#4f5153

#505152

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e56 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#4e4d56 · ΔE 5.9

Tritanopia

#4b5555 · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 4.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b5257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b5257]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#4b5257 (#4b5257) is rgb(75, 82, 87) in RGB.

No, #4b5257 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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