#4e4c51

Color #4e4c51

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.55 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4c51

RGB

rgb(78, 76, 81)

HSL

hsl(264, 3.2%, 30.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(264, 6.2%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 6.2%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(32.66, 1.92, -2.66)

LCH

lch(32.66, 3.28, 305.82)

OKLCH

oklch(42%, 0.0086, 304.06)

HWB

hwb(264, 29.8%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4f514c

Analogous

#4c4d51

#4e4c51

#514c51

Triadic

#4e4c51

#514e4c

#4c514e

Split-complementary

#4e4c51

#51514c

#4d514c

Tetradic

#4e4c51

#514c4f

#4f514c

#4c514e

Square

#4e4c51

#514c4d

#4f514c

#4c5151

Shades

Color #4e4c51 mixed toward black.

#413f44

#343336

#272629

#1a191b

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4e4c51 mixed toward white.

#6b686f

#89868d

#a6a4aa

#c4c2c6

#e1e1e3

Tones

Color #4e4c51 mixed toward gray.

#4e4c51

#4e4d50

#4e4e4f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.48:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.48:1

White text reads better on this background (8.48:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4d4d50 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#4d4d50 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#4e4f4f · ΔE 4.1

Achromatopsia

#4d4d4d · ΔE 3.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4c51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4c51]

Related colors

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Blue Violet #8a2be2

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Frequently asked questions

#4e4c51 (#4e4c51) is rgb(78, 76, 81) in RGB.

No, #4e4c51 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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