#4e5257

Color #4e5257

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.22 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5257

RGB

rgb(78, 82, 87)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 5.5%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 10.3%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.3%, 5.7%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(34.69, -0.46, -3.47)

LCH

lch(34.69, 3.5, 262.45)

OKLCH

oklch(43.7%, 0.0097, 253.81)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 30.6%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#57534e

Analogous

#4e5757

#4e5257

#4f4e57

Triadic

#4e5257

#574e52

#52574e

Split-complementary

#4e5257

#574f4e

#57574e

Tetradic

#4e5257

#534e57

#57534e

#52574e

Square

#4e5257

#574e57

#57534e

#4e574f

Shades

Color #4e5257 mixed toward black.

#414449

#34373a

#27292c

#1a1b1d

#0d0e0f

Tints

Color #4e5257 mixed toward white.

#696f75

#868b92

#a4a8ae

#c2c5c9

#e1e2e4

Tones

Color #4e5257 mixed toward gray.

#4f5256

#505256

#505255

#515254

#525353

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.67:1

White text reads better on this background (7.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505056 · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#504f56 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#4e5555 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5257;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5257]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e5257 (#4e5257) is rgb(78, 82, 87) in RGB.

No, #4e5257 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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