#4e5d5b

Color #4e5d5b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.82 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5d5b

RGB

rgb(78, 93, 91)

HSL

hsl(172, 8.8%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172, 16.1%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(16.1%, 0%, 2.2%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(38.21, -6.22, -0.79)

LCH

lch(38.21, 6.27, 187.24)

OKLCH

oklch(46.5%, 0.0188, 186.71)

HWB

hwb(172, 30.6%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d4e50

Analogous

#4e5d53

#4e5d5b

#4e575d

Triadic

#4e5d5b

#5b4e5d

#5d5b4e

Split-complementary

#4e5d5b

#5d4e57

#5d534e

Tetradic

#4e5d5b

#4e505d

#5d4e50

#5d5b4e

Square

#4e5d5b

#534e5d

#5d4e50

#575d4e

Shades

Color #4e5d5b mixed toward black.

#414d4c

#343e3d

#272e2d

#1a1f1e

#0d0f0f

Tints

Color #4e5d5b mixed toward white.

#687c79

#849895

#a3b2b0

#c2cbca

#e0e5e5

Tones

Color #4e5d5b mixed toward gray.

#4f5c5a

#505a59

#525958

#535857

#545756

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.04:1

White text reads better on this background (6.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55555b · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#54535c · ΔE 11.7

Tritanopia

#4f5c5c · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 7.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5d5b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5d5b]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#4e5d5b (#4e5d5b) is rgb(78, 93, 91) in RGB.

No, #4e5d5b 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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