#4e5e59

Color #4e5e59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5e59

RGB

rgb(78, 94, 89)

HSL

hsl(161.2, 9.3%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(161.2, 17%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(17%, 0%, 5.3%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.46, -7.28, 0.81)

LCH

lch(38.46, 7.32, 173.65)

OKLCH

oklch(46.7%, 0.0213, 174.61)

HWB

hwb(161.2, 30.6%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e4e53

Analogous

#4e5e51

#4e5e59

#4e5b5e

Triadic

#4e5e59

#594e5e

#5e594e

Split-complementary

#4e5e59

#5e4e5b

#5e514e

Tetradic

#4e5e59

#4e535e

#5e4e53

#5e594e

Square

#4e5e59

#514e5e

#5e4e53

#5b5e4e

Shades

Color #4e5e59 mixed toward black.

#414e4a

#343f3b

#272f2c

#1a1f1e

#0d100f

Tints

Color #4e5e59 mixed toward white.

#687d76

#849992

#a3b2ad

#c1ccc9

#e0e5e4

Tones

Color #4e5e59 mixed toward gray.

#4f5d58

#515b58

#525a57

#535957

#555756

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.07:1

White text reads better on this background (6.84:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55565a · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#54535b · ΔE 12.7

Tritanopia

#4f5b5b · ΔE 3.6

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 8.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5e59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5e59]

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Spring Green #00ff7f

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Frequently asked questions

#4e5e59 (#4e5e59) is rgb(78, 94, 89) in RGB.

No, #4e5e59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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