#4e5959

Color #4e5959

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.77 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 1.8

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5959

RGB

rgb(78, 89, 89)

HSL

hsl(180, 6.6%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 12.4%, 34.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(36.9, -4.28, -1.46)

LCH

lch(36.9, 4.52, 198.84)

OKLCH

oklch(45.4%, 0.0138, 196.86)

HWB

hwb(180, 30.6%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#594e4e

Analogous

#4e5953

#4e5959

#4e5359

Triadic

#4e5959

#594e59

#59594e

Split-complementary

#4e5959

#594e53

#59534e

Tetradic

#4e5959

#4e4e59

#594e4e

#59594e

Square

#4e5959

#534e59

#594e4e

#53594e

Shades

Color #4e5959 mixed toward black.

#414a4a

#343b3b

#272c2c

#1a1e1e

#0d0f0f

Tints

Color #4e5959 mixed toward white.

#697777

#859494

#a4afaf

#c2caca

#e1e4e4

Tones

Color #4e5959 mixed toward gray.

#4f5858

#505757

#515656

#525555

#525454

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.9:1

White text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535359 · ΔE 7.8

Deuteranopia

#525159 · ΔE 9.2

Tritanopia

#4f5959 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5959;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5959]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#4e5959 (#4e5959) is rgb(78, 89, 89) in RGB.

No, #4e5959 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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