#4e5c5e

Color #4e5c5e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.61 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 1.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5c5e

RGB

rgb(78, 92, 94)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 9.3%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 17%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 2.1%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.99, -4.91, -2.96)

LCH

lch(37.99, 5.73, 211.08)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0176, 207)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 30.6%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e504e

Analogous

#4e5e58

#4e5c5e

#4e545e

Triadic

#4e5c5e

#5e4e5c

#5c5e4e

Split-complementary

#4e5c5e

#5e4e54

#5e584e

Tetradic

#4e5c5e

#504e5e

#5e504e

#5c5e4e

Square

#4e5c5e

#584e5e

#5e504e

#545e4e

Shades

Color #4e5c5e mixed toward black.

#414d4e

#343d3f

#272e2f

#1a1f1f

#0d0f10

Tints

Color #4e5c5e mixed toward white.

#687a7d

#849699

#a3b0b2

#c1cbcc

#e0e5e5

Tones

Color #4e5c5e mixed toward gray.

#4f5b5d

#515a5b

#52595a

#535859

#555757

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54555e · ΔE 8.9

Deuteranopia

#54535d · ΔE 10.3

Tritanopia

#4f5d5d · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 6.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5c5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5c5e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#4e5c5e (#4e5c5e) is rgb(78, 92, 94) in RGB.

No, #4e5c5e 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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