#4F5A6A

Accessibility

6.99:1

Vs white / black

6.99:1 · 3:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#4f5a6a

RGB

rgb(79, 90, 106)

RGBA

rgba(79, 90, 106, 1)

HSL

hsl(216, 15%, 36%)

HSLA

hsla(216, 15%, 36%, 1)

HSV

hsv(216, 25%, 42%)

LAB

lab(37.87% -0.3 -10.57)

LCH

lch(37.87% 10.57 268.37)

OKLAB

oklab(0.4642 -0.0063 -0.0288)

OKLCH

oklch(0.4642 0.0295 257.66)

XYZ

xyz(9.48, 10.01, 15.07)

CMYK

cmyk(25%, 15%, 0%, 58%)

CSS

color: #4f5a6a;

CSS variable

--color-4f5a6a: #4f5a6a;

SCSS

$color-4f5a6a: #4f5a6a;

JavaScript

const color = "#4f5a6a";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#4f5a6a";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#4f5a6a" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#4f5a6a", "rgb": { "r": 79, "g": 90, "b": 106 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.4642 0.0295 257.66)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#4f5a6a-1: #4f5a6a;
}

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

Similar · ΔE 1.95 · #4B5563

Nearest CSS named color

DimGray

Very different · ΔE 10.35 · #696969

Nearest Material color

blue-grey-700

Very different · ΔE 6.31 · #455A64

Nearest Bootstrap color

secondary

Very different · ΔE 10.86 · #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.

50edf6ff 100e0e9f6 200cbd5e4 300b3bfcf 40096a3b4 5007b8798 600677180 700525a67 8003d444f 900293039 950151b24

Palette

Tints & shades

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

f0f1f3 e2e4e6 d3d6da c4c8cd b6bac1 a7adb5 989fa8 8a919c 7b838f 6c7683 5e6876 4f5a6a 485361 424b58 3b4450 353c47 2e343e 282d35 21262c 1a1e23 14171b 0d0f12 070809

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

f0f1f3 e2e4e6 d3d6da c4c8cd b6bac1 a7adb5 989fa8 8a919c 7b838f 6c7683 5e6876

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

485361 424b58 3b4450 353c47 2e343e 282d35 21262c 1a1e23 14171b 0d0f12 070809

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

535d6c 57606e 5b6470 5f6771 636a73 686d75 6c7077 707379 74777b 787a7c 7c7d7e

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#4F5A6AStop 1 #6A5F4EStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#4E676AStop 1 #4F5A6AStop 2 #514E6AStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#4F5A6AStop 1 #6A4E59Stop 2 #596A4EStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#4F5A6AStop 1 #6A514EStop 2 #676A4EStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#2B313BStop 1 #4C5767Stop 2 #6C7C93Stop 3 #98A3B3Stop 4 #C4CAD4Stop 5

Using this color

Where #4f5a6a works

#4F5A6A (#4f5a6a) sits in the blue family at about 216° hue, 15% saturation, and 36% lightness. Contrast is 6.99:1 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, #4f5a6a is 3:1. Prefer it as a fill, border, or large heading rather than 16px copy.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the 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

Tailwind gray 600#4B5563 Chakra gray 600#4A5568 Tailwind slate 600#475569 Tailwind zinc 600#52525B Material Blue Grey 700#455A64 Wet Asphalt#34495E Spectrum #32556C#32556C Tailwind gray 700#374151 Tailwind slate 700#334155 Tailwind neutral 600#525252 Material Grey 700#616161 Material Blue Grey 800#37474F