#4e474f

Color #4e474f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e474f

RGB

rgb(78, 71, 79)

HSL

hsl(292.5, 5.3%, 29.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(292.5, 10.1%, 31%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.3%, 10.1%, 0%, 69%)

LAB

lab(31.09, 4.65, -3.7)

LCH

lch(31.09, 5.94, 321.49)

OKLCH

oklch(40.8%, 0.016, 321.84)

HWB

hwb(292.5, 27.8%, 69%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#484f47

Analogous

#4a474f

#4e474f

#4f474c

Triadic

#4e474f

#4f4e47

#474f4e

Split-complementary

#4e474f

#4c4f47

#474f4a

Tetradic

#4e474f

#4f4748

#484f47

#474f4e

Square

#4e474f

#4f4a47

#484f47

#474c4f

Shades

Color #4e474f mixed toward black.

#413b42

#342f35

#272327

#1a181a

#0d0c0d

Tints

Color #4e474f mixed toward white.

#6d636f

#8c818d

#a9a0aa

#c5c0c6

#e2dfe3

Tones

Color #4e474f mixed toward gray.

#4d484e

#4c494d

#4c4a4c

#4b4a4c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.34:1

White text reads better on this background (8.98:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b4d · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#4b4c4d · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#4e4c4b · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#494949 · ΔE 6.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e474f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e474f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#4e474f (#4e474f) is rgb(78, 71, 79) in RGB.

No, #4e474f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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