#4e5e62

Color #4e5e62

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.79 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5e62

RGB

rgb(78, 94, 98)

HSL

hsl(192, 11.4%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(192, 20.4%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.4%, 4.1%, 0%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(38.74, -5.13, -4.33)

LCH

lch(38.74, 6.71, 220.17)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.0207, 214.38)

HWB

hwb(192, 30.6%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#62524e

Analogous

#4e625c

#4e5e62

#4e5462

Triadic

#4e5e62

#624e5e

#5e624e

Split-complementary

#4e5e62

#624e54

#625c4e

Tetradic

#4e5e62

#524e62

#62524e

#5e624e

Square

#4e5e62

#5c4e62

#62524e

#54624e

Shades

Color #4e5e62 mixed toward black.

#414e52

#343f41

#272f31

#1a1f21

#0d1010

Tints

Color #4e5e62 mixed toward white.

#677c81

#83979c

#a2b1b5

#c1cbce

#e0e5e6

Tones

Color #4e5e62 mixed toward gray.

#505d60

#515c5f

#535b5d

#555a5b

#56595a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.77:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555661 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#545361 · ΔE 11.9

Tritanopia

#4f6060 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 7.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5e62;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5e62]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Frequently asked questions

#4e5e62 (#4e5e62) is rgb(78, 94, 98) in RGB.

No, #4e5e62 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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