#4e4e54

Color #4e4e54

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.09 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4e54

RGB

rgb(78, 78, 84)

HSL

hsl(240, 3.7%, 31.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 7.1%, 32.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.1%, 7.1%, 0%, 67.1%)

LAB

lab(33.37, 1.34, -3.53)

LCH

lch(33.37, 3.78, 290.79)

OKLCH

oklch(42.6%, 0.0098, 286.03)

HWB

hwb(240, 30.6%, 67.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#54544e

Analogous

#4e5154

#4e4e54

#514e54

Triadic

#4e4e54

#544e4e

#4e544e

Split-complementary

#4e4e54

#54514e

#51544e

Tetradic

#4e4e54

#544e54

#54544e

#4e544e

Square

#4e4e54

#544e51

#54544e

#4e5451

Shades

Color #4e4e54 mixed toward black.

#414146

#343438

#27272a

#1a1a1c

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4e4e54 mixed toward white.

#6a6a72

#87878f

#a5a5ab

#c3c3c7

#e1e1e3

Tones

Color #4e4e54 mixed toward gray.

#4f4f54

#4f4f53

#505053

#505052

#515152

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.54:1

White text reads better on this background (8.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e53 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#4e4e52 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#4e5151 · ΔE 4.6

Achromatopsia

#4e4e4e · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4e54;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4e54]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#4e4e54 (#4e4e54) is rgb(78, 78, 84) in RGB.

No, #4e4e54 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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