#4e5666

Color #4e5666

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.28 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5666

RGB

rgb(78, 86, 102)

HSL

hsl(220, 13.3%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 23.5%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.5%, 15.7%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(36.43, 0.77, -10.26)

LCH

lch(36.43, 10.29, 274.29)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.0281, 264.29)

HWB

hwb(220, 30.6%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#665e4e

Analogous

#4e6266

#4e5666

#524e66

Triadic

#4e5666

#664e56

#56664e

Split-complementary

#4e5666

#66524e

#62664e

Tetradic

#4e5666

#5e4e66

#665e4e

#56664e

Square

#4e5666

#664e62

#665e4e

#4e6652

Shades

Color #4e5666 mixed toward black.

#414855

#343944

#272b33

#1a1d22

#0d0e11

Tints

Color #4e5666 mixed toward white.

#667085

#828ca0

#a2a9b7

#c1c6cf

#e0e2e7

Tones

Color #4e5666 mixed toward gray.

#505764

#525762

#545860

#56595e

#58595c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525262 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#515162 · ΔE 4.5

Tritanopia

#4e5f5f · ΔE 11.1

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5666;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5666]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4e5666 (#4e5666) is rgb(78, 86, 102) in RGB.

No, #4e5666 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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