#4E595D

Accessibility

AAA

7.21:1

Vs white / black

7.21:1 · 2.91:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4e595d

RGB

rgb(78, 89, 93)

RGBA

rgba(78, 89, 93, 1)

HSL

hsl(196, 9%, 34%)

HSLA

hsla(196, 9%, 34%, 1)

HSV

hsv(196, 16%, 36%)

LAB

lab(37.03% -3.34 -3.76)

LCH

lch(37.03% 5.03 228.39)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4559 -0.0114 -0.0102)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4559 0.0153 221.82)

XYZ

xyz(8.69, 9.55, 11.74)

CMYK

cmyk(16%, 4%, 0%, 64%)

CSS

color: #4e595d;

CSS variable

--color-4e595d: #4e595d;

SCSS

$color-4e595d: #4e595d;

JavaScript

const color = "#4e595d";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4e595d";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4e595d" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4e595d", "rgb": { "r": 78, "g": 89, "b": 93 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4559 0.0153 221.82)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4e595d-1: #4e595d;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

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

Nearest Tailwind color

neutral-600

Very different · ΔE 5.77 · #525252

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 8.55 · #696969

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-700

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.94 · #455A64

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 11.1 · #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.

50e7f9ff 100daebf2 200c7d8de 300b1c1c7 40095a5aa 5007a898f 600647379 7004e5c62 80038464b 900243136 950101d21

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f0f1f2 e2e3e4 d3d6d7 c4c8c9 b5babc a7acae 989ea1 899093 7a8386 6c7578 5d676b 4e595d 485255 414a4e 3b4346 343b3e 2d3436 272d2f 212527 1a1e1f 141617 0d0f0f 070708

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f1f2 e2e3e4 d3d6d7 c4c8c9 b5babc a7acae 989ea1 899093 7a8386 6c7578 5d676b

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

485255 414a4e 3b4346 343b3e 2d3436 272d2f 212527 1a1e1f 141617 0d0f0f 070708

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

525c60 566063 5b6366 5f6669 63696c 676d6f 6b7071 6f7374 747677 787a7a 7c7d7d

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4E595DStop 1 #5F534FStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4F5F5BStop 1 #4E595DStop 2 #4F535FStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4E595DStop 1 #5F4F5AStop 2 #5A5F4FStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4E595DStop 1 #5F4F53Stop 2 #5F5B4FStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2E3538Stop 1 #515D61Stop 2 #74858BStop 3 #9EA9AEStop 4 #C7CED1Stop 5

Using this color

Where #4e595d works

#4E595D (#4e595d) sits in the blue grey family at about 196° hue, 9% saturation, and 34% lightness. Contrast is 7.21:1 on white and 2.91:1 on black, so white labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: neutral-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, #4e595d is 2.91:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Low saturation makes this easy to overuse as a neutral. Keep one chromatic accent elsewhere so the interface does not go muddy.

Family context: Calm professionalism with cool neutrality. Excellent for dashboards and docs. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue Grey 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 neutral 600#525252 Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Material Grey 700#616161 Material Blue Grey 800#37474F Fluent Gray#605E5C Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Web Safe #666666#666666 American River#636E72 Tailwind slate 600#475569 Chakra gray 600#4A5568 Tailwind stone 600#57534E