#4b535f

Color #4b535f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4b535f

RGB

rgb(75, 83, 95)

HSL

hsl(216, 11.8%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(216, 21.1%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 12.6%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(35.02, -0.25, -8.04)

LCH

lch(35.02, 8.04, 268.22)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.0223, 258.34)

HWB

hwb(216, 29.4%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f574b

Analogous

#4b5d5f

#4b535f

#4d4b5f

Triadic

#4b535f

#5f4b53

#535f4b

Split-complementary

#4b535f

#5f4d4b

#5d5f4b

Tetradic

#4b535f

#574b5f

#5f574b

#535f4b

Square

#4b535f

#5f4b5d

#5f574b

#4b5f4d

Shades

Color #4b535f mixed toward black.

#3e454f

#32373f

#25292f

#191c20

#0c0e10

Tints

Color #4b535f mixed toward white.

#646f7f

#808b9b

#a0a8b4

#c0c5cd

#dfe2e6

Tones

Color #4b535f mixed toward gray.

#4d535d

#4e545c

#50545a

#525458

#535557

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.7:1

White text reads better on this background (7.77:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f5c · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#4e4e5c · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#4b5a5a · ΔE 8.7

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 6.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b535f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b535f]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b535f (#4b535f) is rgb(75, 83, 95) in RGB.

No, #4b535f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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