#4e5e71

Color #4e5e71

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#4e5e71

RGB

rgb(78, 94, 113)

HSL

hsl(212.6, 18.3%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.6, 31%, 44.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(31%, 16.8%, 0%, 55.7%)

LAB

lab(39.27, -1.22, -12.77)

LCH

lch(39.27, 12.83, 264.54)

OKLCH

oklch(47.6%, 0.0366, 253)

HWB

hwb(212.6, 30.6%, 55.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#71614e

Analogous

#4e7071

#4e5e71

#504e71

Triadic

#4e5e71

#714e5e

#5e714e

Split-complementary

#4e5e71

#71504e

#70714e

Tetradic

#4e5e71

#614e71

#71614e

#5e714e

Square

#4e5e71

#714e70

#71614e

#4e7150

Shades

Color #4e5e71 mixed toward black.

#414e5e

#343f4b

#272f39

#1a1f26

#0d1013

Tints

Color #4e5e71 mixed toward white.

#647891

#8193a8

#a1aebe

#c0c9d4

#e0e4e9

Tones

Color #4e5e71 mixed toward gray.

#515e6e

#545f6b

#575f68

#5a5f65

#5d5f63

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.16:1

White text reads better on this background (6.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55566d · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#54536c · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#4f6969 · ΔE 12.2

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 10

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4e5e71;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e5e71]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#4e5e71 (#4e5e71) is rgb(78, 94, 113) in RGB.

No, #4e5e71 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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