#4e5359

Color #4e5359

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.11 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5359

RGB

rgb(78, 83, 89)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 6.6%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 12.4%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 6.7%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(35.06, -0.61, -4.18)

LCH

lch(35.06, 4.22, 261.7)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.0117, 252.65)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 30.6%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#59544e

Analogous

#4e5859

#4e5359

#4e4e59

Triadic

#4e5359

#594e53

#53594e

Split-complementary

#4e5359

#594e4e

#58594e

Tetradic

#4e5359

#544e59

#59544e

#53594e

Square

#4e5359

#594e58

#59544e

#4e594e

Shades

Color #4e5359 mixed toward black.

#41454a

#34373b

#27292c

#1a1c1e

#0d0e0f

Tints

Color #4e5359 mixed toward white.

#696f77

#858c94

#a4a9af

#c2c5ca

#e1e2e4

Tones

Color #4e5359 mixed toward gray.

#4f5358

#505357

#515356

#525355

#525354

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.71:1

White text reads better on this background (7.76:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505058 · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#505057 · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#4e5656 · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5359;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5359]

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Frequently asked questions

#4e5359 (#4e5359) is rgb(78, 83, 89) in RGB.

No, #4e5359 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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