#4e5251

Color #4e5251

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.09 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5251

RGB

rgb(78, 82, 81)

HSL

hsl(165, 2.5%, 31.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(165, 4.9%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.9%, 0%, 1.2%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(34.49, -1.83, 0.03)

LCH

lch(34.49, 1.83, 179.06)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.0054, 180)

HWB

hwb(165, 30.6%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#524e4f

Analogous

#4e524f

#4e5251

#4e5152

Triadic

#4e5251

#514e52

#52514e

Split-complementary

#4e5251

#524e51

#524f4e

Tetradic

#4e5251

#4e4f52

#524e4f

#52514e

Square

#4e5251

#4f4e52

#524e4f

#51524e

Shades

Color #4e5251 mixed toward black.

#414444

#343736

#272929

#1a1b1b

#0d0e0e

Tints

Color #4e5251 mixed toward white.

#6a706f

#878d8c

#a5aaa9

#c3c6c5

#e1e3e2

Tones

Color #4e5251 mixed toward gray.

#4e5251

#4f5151

#4f5150

#505050

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.93:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.65:1

White text reads better on this background (7.93:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505051 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#504f51 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#4e5151 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5251]

Related colors

Aquamarine #7fffd4

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Frequently asked questions

#4e5251 (#4e5251) is rgb(78, 82, 81) in RGB.

No, #4e5251 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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