#4c525c

Color #4c525c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 7.21 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#4c525c

RGB

rgb(76, 82, 92)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 9.5%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 17.4%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.4%, 10.9%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(34.69, -0.01, -6.64)

LCH

lch(34.69, 6.64, 269.91)

OKLCH

oklch(43.7%, 0.0182, 260.85)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 29.8%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c564c

Analogous

#4c5a5c

#4c525c

#4e4c5c

Triadic

#4c525c

#5c4c52

#525c4c

Split-complementary

#4c525c

#5c4e4c

#5a5c4c

Tetradic

#4c525c

#564c5c

#5c564c

#525c4c

Square

#4c525c

#5c4c5a

#5c564c

#4c5c4e

Shades

Color #4c525c mixed toward black.

#3f444d

#33373d

#26292e

#191b1f

#0d0e0f

Tints

Color #4c525c mixed toward white.

#666e7b

#828a98

#a1a7b2

#c1c5cb

#e0e2e5

Tones

Color #4c525c mixed toward gray.

#4d525b

#4f5359

#505358

#515357

#535455

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.67:1

White text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4f4f5a · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#4e4e59 · ΔE 3.7

Tritanopia

#4c5857 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 5.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4c525c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4c525c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4c525c (#4c525c) is rgb(76, 82, 92) in RGB.

No, #4c525c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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