#4e5859

Color #4e5859

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.85 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 1.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5859

RGB

rgb(78, 88, 89)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 6.6%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 12.4%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.4%, 1.1%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(36.59, -3.68, -1.91)

LCH

lch(36.59, 4.15, 207.43)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.0127, 204.15)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 30.6%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#594f4e

Analogous

#4e5954

#4e5859

#4e5259

Triadic

#4e5859

#594e58

#58594e

Split-complementary

#4e5859

#594e52

#59544e

Tetradic

#4e5859

#4f4e59

#594f4e

#58594e

Square

#4e5859

#544e59

#594f4e

#52594e

Shades

Color #4e5859 mixed toward black.

#41494a

#343b3b

#272c2c

#1a1d1e

#0d0f0f

Tints

Color #4e5859 mixed toward white.

#697677

#859394

#a4aeaf

#c2c9ca

#e1e4e4

Tones

Color #4e5859 mixed toward gray.

#4f5758

#505657

#515656

#525555

#525454

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.33:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.86:1

White text reads better on this background (7.33:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535359 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#525159 · ΔE 8.4

Tritanopia

#4f5959 · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 5.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5859;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5859]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4e5859 (#4e5859) is rgb(78, 88, 89) in RGB.

No, #4e5859 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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