#4d4c51

Color #4d4c51

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.17 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4d4c51

RGB

rgb(77, 76, 81)

HSL

hsl(252, 3.2%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(252, 6.2%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 6.2%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(32.57, 1.52, -2.81)

LCH

lch(32.57, 3.19, 298.41)

OKLCH

oklch(41.9%, 0.0083, 295.02)

HWB

hwb(252, 29.8%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#50514c

Analogous

#4c4e51

#4d4c51

#504c51

Triadic

#4d4c51

#514d4c

#4c514d

Split-complementary

#4d4c51

#51504c

#4e514c

Tetradic

#4d4c51

#514c50

#50514c

#4c514d

Square

#4d4c51

#514c4e

#50514c

#4c5150

Shades

Color #4d4c51 mixed toward black.

#403f44

#333336

#272629

#1a191b

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4d4c51 mixed toward white.

#6a686f

#87868d

#a5a4aa

#c3c2c6

#e1e1e3

Tones

Color #4d4c51 mixed toward gray.

#4d4c51

#4e4d50

#4e4e4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.47:1

White text reads better on this background (8.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d50 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#4d4d50 · ΔE 1.5

Tritanopia

#4d4f4f · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4d4c51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4d4c51]

Related colors

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Medium Purple #9370db

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Frequently asked questions

#4d4c51 (#4d4c51) is rgb(77, 76, 81) in RGB.

No, #4d4c51 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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