#4B5B68

Accessibility

AAA

7.01:1

Vs white / black

7.01:1 · 3:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4b5b68

RGB

rgb(75, 91, 104)

RGBA

rgba(75, 91, 104, 1)

HSL

hsl(207, 16%, 35%)

HSLA

hsla(207, 16%, 35%, 1)

HSV

hsv(207, 28%, 41%)

LAB

lab(37.8% -2.82 -9.46)

LCH

lch(37.8% 9.87 253.4)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4626 -0.0132 -0.0258)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4626 0.029 242.9)

XYZ

xyz(9.14, 9.98, 14.54)

CMYK

cmyk(28%, 12%, 0%, 59%)

CSS

color: #4b5b68;

CSS variable

--color-4b5b68: #4b5b68;

SCSS

$color-4b5b68: #4b5b68;

JavaScript

const color = "#4b5b68";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4b5b68";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4b5b68" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4b5b68", "rgb": { "r": 75, "g": 91, "b": 104 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4626 0.029 242.9)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4b5b68-1: #4b5b68;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

gray-600

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.42 · #4B5563

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 10.27 · #696969

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.13 · #455A64

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 10.58 · #6C757D

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50eaf7ff 100ddeaf4 200c8d6e2 300b0c0cd 40093a4b3 500788997 60064727e 7004f5b65 8003b454e 900263038 950121c23

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

f0f1f2 e1e4e6 d2d6d9 c3c8cd b4bbc0 a5adb4 969fa7 87929a 78848e 697681 5a6975 4b5b68 45535f 3f4c57 38444e 323d45 2c353d 262e34 1f262b 191e23 13171a 0c0f11 060809

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f1f2 e1e4e6 d2d6d9 c3c8cd b4bbc0 a5adb4 969fa7 87929a 78848e 697681 5a6975

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

45535f 3f4c57 38444e 323d45 2c353d 262e34 1f262b 191e23 13171a 0c0f11 060809

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

4f5e6a 54616c 58646e 5d6770 616a72 666e74 6a7176 6e7478 73777a 777a7c 7c7d7e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4B5B68Stop 1 #68584BStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4B6866Stop 1 #4B5B68Stop 2 #4B4C68Stop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4B5B68Stop 1 #684B5BStop 2 #5B684BStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4B5B68Stop 1 #684B4CStop 2 #68664BStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2B343BStop 1 #4B5B68Stop 2 #6B8294Stop 3 #97A7B4Stop 4 #C4CDD4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #4b5b68 works

#4B5B68 (#4b5b68) sits in the light blue family at about 207° hue, 16% saturation, and 35% lightness. Contrast is 7.01:1 on white and 3:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: gray-600 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

supporting UI accents
text or icons on a white canvas

On a black or near-black UI, #4b5b68 is 3:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Openness, clarity, and communication. Soft and approachable for modern interfaces. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Light Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Material Blue Grey 700#455A64 Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Tailwind slate 600#475569 Chakra gray 600#4A5568 Spectrum #32556C#32556C Spectrum #2E5B70#2E5B70 Wet Asphalt#34495E Material Blue Grey 600#546E7A Material Blue Grey 800#37474F Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Spectrum #3B6787#3B6787 American River#636E72