#4e5456

Color #4e5456

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.2 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5456

RGB

rgb(78, 84, 86)

HSL

hsl(195, 4.9%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 9.3%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.3%, 2.3%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(35.27, -1.93, -1.99)

LCH

lch(35.27, 2.77, 225.88)

OKLCH

oklch(44.1%, 0.0083, 219.63)

HWB

hwb(195, 30.6%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56504e

Analogous

#4e5654

#4e5456

#4e5056

Triadic

#4e5456

#564e54

#54564e

Split-complementary

#4e5456

#564e50

#56544e

Tetradic

#4e5456

#504e56

#56504e

#54564e

Square

#4e5456

#544e56

#56504e

#50564e

Shades

Color #4e5456 mixed toward black.

#414648

#343839

#272a2b

#1a1c1d

#0d0e0e

Tints

Color #4e5456 mixed toward white.

#697274

#868f91

#a4abad

#c3c7c8

#e1e3e4

Tones

Color #4e5456 mixed toward gray.

#4f5455

#4f5355

#505354

#515353

#515253

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.7:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.73:1

White text reads better on this background (7.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515156 · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#505055 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#4e5555 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 3.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5456;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5456]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#4e5456 (#4e5456) is rgb(78, 84, 86) in RGB.

No, #4e5456 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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