#4f5156

Color #4f5156

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 8.48 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#4f5156

RGB

rgb(79, 81, 86)

HSL

hsl(222.9, 4.2%, 32.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.9, 8.1%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.1%, 5.8%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(34.43, 0.32, -3.2)

LCH

lch(34.43, 3.22, 275.71)

OKLCH

oklch(43.5%, 0.0086, 268.67)

HWB

hwb(222.9, 31%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#56544f

Analogous

#4f5556

#4f5156

#514f56

Triadic

#4f5156

#564f51

#51564f

Split-complementary

#4f5156

#56514f

#55564f

Tetradic

#4f5156

#544f56

#56544f

#51564f

Square

#4f5156

#564f55

#56544f

#4f5651

Shades

Color #4f5156 mixed toward black.

#424448

#353639

#28292b

#1a1b1d

#0d0e0e

Tints

Color #4f5156 mixed toward white.

#6b6d74

#878a91

#a5a7ac

#c3c5c8

#e1e2e3

Tones

Color #4f5156 mixed toward gray.

#505156

#505255

#515254

#525253

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.64:1

White text reads better on this background (7.94:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#505055 · ΔE 1.2

Deuteranopia

#505055 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#4f5454 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #4f5156;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#4f5156]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#4f5156 (#4f5156) is rgb(79, 81, 86) in RGB.

No, #4f5156 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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