#4e5550

Color #4e5550

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5550

RGB

rgb(78, 85, 80)

HSL

hsl(137.1, 4.3%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(137.1, 8.2%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.2%, 0%, 5.9%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(35.39, -3.88, 1.96)

LCH

lch(35.39, 4.35, 153.2)

OKLCH

oklch(44.2%, 0.012, 154.93)

HWB

hwb(137.1, 30.6%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#554e53

Analogous

#50554e

#4e5550

#4e5554

Triadic

#4e5550

#504e55

#55504e

Split-complementary

#4e5550

#544e55

#554e50

Tetradic

#4e5550

#4e5355

#554e53

#55504e

Square

#4e5550

#4e5055

#554e53

#55544e

Shades

Color #4e5550 mixed toward black.

#414743

#343935

#272b28

#1a1c1b

#0d0e0d

Tints

Color #4e5550 mixed toward white.

#6a736c

#869089

#a5aca7

#c3c8c4

#e1e3e2

Tones

Color #4e5550 mixed toward gray.

#4f5550

#4f5451

#505351

#515251

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.74:1

White text reads better on this background (7.67:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515151 · ΔE 5.5

Deuteranopia

#515052 · ΔE 7

Tritanopia

#4e5252 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5550;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5550]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#4e5550 (#4e5550) is rgb(78, 85, 80) in RGB.

No, #4e5550 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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