#4b555b

Color #4b555b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.8 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4b555b

RGB

rgb(75, 85, 91)

HSL

hsl(202.5, 9.6%, 32.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(202.5, 17.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.6%, 6.6%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.49, -2.49, -4.82)

LCH

lch(35.49, 5.43, 242.68)

OKLCH

oklch(44.3%, 0.016, 234.13)

HWB

hwb(202.5, 29.4%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b514b

Analogous

#4b5b59

#4b555b

#4b4d5b

Triadic

#4b555b

#5b4b55

#555b4b

Split-complementary

#4b555b

#5b4b4d

#5b594b

Tetradic

#4b555b

#514b5b

#5b514b

#555b4b

Square

#4b555b

#594b5b

#5b514b

#4d5b4b

Shades

Color #4b555b mixed toward black.

#3e474c

#32393d

#252a2d

#191c1e

#0c0e0f

Tints

Color #4b555b mixed toward white.

#65727a

#818f97

#a1abb1

#c0c7cb

#e0e3e5

Tones

Color #4b555b mixed toward gray.

#4c555a

#4e5458

#4f5457

#505456

#525354

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.75:1

White text reads better on this background (7.64:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#50505a · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#4f4e59 · ΔE 7.7

Tritanopia

#4c5858 · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4b555b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4b555b]

Related colors

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4b555b (#4b555b) is rgb(75, 85, 91) in RGB.

No, #4b555b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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