#4e656c

Color #4e656c

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.07 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#4e656c

RGB

rgb(78, 101, 108)

HSL

hsl(194, 16.1%, 36.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194, 27.8%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.8%, 6.5%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(41.23, -6.76, -6.75)

LCH

lch(41.23, 9.55, 224.96)

OKLCH

oklch(49.1%, 0.0297, 218.3)

HWB

hwb(194, 30.6%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c554e

Analogous

#4e6c64

#4e656c

#4e566c

Triadic

#4e656c

#6c4e65

#656c4e

Split-complementary

#4e656c

#6c4e56

#6c644e

Tetradic

#4e656c

#554e6c

#6c554e

#656c4e

Square

#4e656c

#644e6c

#6c554e

#566c4e

Shades

Color #4e656c mixed toward black.

#41545a

#344348

#273336

#1a2224

#0d1112

Tints

Color #4e656c mixed toward white.

#65828b

#829ca4

#a1b5bb

#c0ced2

#e0e6e8

Tones

Color #4e656c mixed toward gray.

#51646a

#536267

#566165

#586062

#5b5e60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.4:1

White text reads better on this background (6.17:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59596a · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#57566a · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#4f6969 · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #4e656c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4e656c]

Related colors

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Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#4e656c (#4e656c) is rgb(78, 101, 108) in RGB.

No, #4e656c 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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