#4e4151

Color #4e4151

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.27 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4151

RGB

rgb(78, 65, 81)

HSL

hsl(288.8, 11%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288.8, 19.8%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 19.8%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(29.4, 8.97, -7.53)

LCH

lch(29.4, 11.71, 319.99)

OKLCH

oklch(39.5%, 0.0314, 319.91)

HWB

hwb(288.8, 25.5%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#445141

Analogous

#464151

#4e4151

#51414c

Triadic

#4e4151

#514e41

#41514e

Split-complementary

#4e4151

#4c5141

#415146

Tetradic

#4e4151

#514144

#445141

#41514e

Square

#4e4151

#514641

#445141

#414c51

Shades

Color #4e4151 mixed toward black.

#413643

#342b36

#272028

#1a161b

#0d0b0d

Tints

Color #4e4151 mixed toward white.

#6e5c73

#8e7893

#aa9aae

#c6bcc9

#e3dde4

Tones

Color #4e4151 mixed toward gray.

#4d4250

#4c444e

#4b454d

#4b464c

#4a484a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.2:1

White text reads better on this background (9.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49494d · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#494a4d · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#4d4b4a · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#454545 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4151;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4151]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#4e4151 (#4e4151) is rgb(78, 65, 81) in RGB.

No, #4e4151 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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