#4e4250

Color #4e4250

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.5 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-700 #463947 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4250

RGB

rgb(78, 66, 80)

HSL

hsl(291.4, 9.6%, 28.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(291.4, 17.5%, 31.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.5%, 17.5%, 0%, 68.6%)

LAB

lab(29.65, 8.09, -6.5)

LCH

lch(29.65, 10.38, 321.22)

OKLCH

oklch(39.7%, 0.028, 321.53)

HWB

hwb(291.4, 25.9%, 68.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#445042

Analogous

#474250

#4e4250

#50424b

Triadic

#4e4250

#504e42

#42504e

Split-complementary

#4e4250

#4b5042

#425047

Tetradic

#4e4250

#504244

#445042

#42504e

Square

#4e4250

#504742

#445042

#424b50

Shades

Color #4e4250 mixed toward black.

#413743

#342c35

#272128

#1a161b

#0d0b0d

Tints

Color #4e4250 mixed toward white.

#6e5d71

#8e7a91

#aa9bad

#c6bcc8

#e3dee4

Tones

Color #4e4250 mixed toward gray.

#4d434f

#4c444e

#4b454c

#4b474b

#4a484a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

9.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.22:1

White text reads better on this background (9.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#49494d · ΔE 8.7

Deuteranopia

#4a4b4c · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#4d4a4a · ΔE 9.4

Achromatopsia

#464646 · ΔE 10.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4250;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4250]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#4e4250 (#4e4250) is rgb(78, 66, 80) in RGB.

No, #4e4250 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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