#4e4f51

Color #4e4f51

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.04 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 1.7

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Conversions

HEX

#4e4f51

RGB

rgb(78, 79, 81)

HSL

hsl(220, 1.9%, 31.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 3.7%, 31.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.7%, 2.5%, 0%, 68.2%)

LAB

lab(33.57, 0.04, -1.32)

LCH

lch(33.57, 1.32, 271.74)

OKLCH

oklch(42.7%, 0.0035, 265.1)

HWB

hwb(220, 30.6%, 68.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#51504e

Analogous

#4e5151

#4e4f51

#4f4e51

Triadic

#4e4f51

#514e4f

#4f514e

Split-complementary

#4e4f51

#514f4e

#51514e

Tetradic

#4e4f51

#504e51

#51504e

#4f514e

Square

#4e4f51

#514e51

#51504e

#4e514f

Shades

Color #4e4f51 mixed toward black.

#414244

#343536

#272829

#1a1a1b

#0d0d0e

Tints

Color #4e4f51 mixed toward white.

#6b6c6f

#88898c

#a6a7a9

#c3c4c6

#e1e2e2

Tones

Color #4e4f51 mixed toward gray.

#4e4f51

#4f4f51

#4f4f50

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.56:1

White text reads better on this background (8.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4e4e51 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#4e4e50 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#4e5050 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#4f4f4f · ΔE 1.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e4f51;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e4f51]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e4f51 (#4e4f51) is rgb(78, 79, 81) in RGB.

No, #4e4f51 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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