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#4E5E68

#4e5e68 ≈ Outer Space

  • azure
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: muted
  • Cool
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#4e5e68 is a color from the azure family, with low lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 30.59% red, 36.86% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 25% cyan, 9.62% magenta, 0% yellow and 59.22% black. Its hue angle is 203.08°, with 14.29% saturation and 35.69% lightness in HSL. It is a cool color, often associated with openness, freedom and calm. Designers typically use it for technology products, finance and banking and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 6.72:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Outer Space (#414a4c), ΔE 7.97.

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Web safe#666666
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Relative luminance0.1062

Complementary

  1. #4e5e68
  2. #68584e

Split complementary

  1. #4e5e68
  2. #684e51
  3. #68654e

Analogous

  1. #4e6865
  2. #4e5e68
  3. #4e5168

Triadic

  1. #4e5e68
  2. #684e5e
  3. #5e684e

Tetradic

  1. #4e5e68
  2. #584e68
  3. #68584e
  4. #5e684e

Square

  1. #4e5e68
  2. #654e68
  3. #68584e
  4. #51684e

Monochromatic

  1. #0c0f11
  2. #2d363c
  3. #4e5e68
  4. #6f8593
  5. #9baab4

Shades

#4e5e68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #4e5e68
  2. #46555e
  3. #3e4b53
  4. #374249
  5. #2f383e
  6. #272f34
  7. #1f262a
  8. #171c1f
  9. #101315
  10. #08090a
  11. #000000

Tints

#4e5e68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #4e5e68
  2. #606e77
  3. #717e86
  4. #838e95
  5. #959ea4
  6. #a7afb4
  7. #b8bfc3
  8. #cacfd2
  9. #dcdfe1
  10. #edeff0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#4e5e68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #4e5e68
  2. #53616a
  3. #58656d
  4. #5d686f
  5. #626c72
  6. #676f74
  7. #6c7276
  8. #717679
  9. #76797b
  10. #7b7d7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 6.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.12:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #5c5c5c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #575d61 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #595d69 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #565a68 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #476161 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #555e68 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #535c68 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #4a6064 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-4e5e68 {
  color: #4e5e68;
}
Background
.bg-4e5e68 {
  background-color: #4e5e68;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-4e5e68 {
  border: 2px solid #4e5e68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #4e5e68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 78 94 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 203 14% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-4e5e68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #4e5e68, #4e5168);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-4e5e68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(78 94 104 / 0.35);
}

#414a4c Outer Space ΔE 7.97 #555555 Davy's Gray ΔE 8.14 #36454f Charcoal ΔE 8.55 #696969 Dim Gray ΔE 9.22 #696969 Dim Grey ΔE 9.22 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Gray ΔE 11.10 #2f4f4f Dark Slate Grey ΔE 11.10 #b1a197 Inverted #5c5c5c Grayscale 

Outer Space
#4e5e68  rgb(78, 94, 104)  hsl(203, 14%, 36%)  Outer Space
#68584e  rgb(104, 88, 78)  hsl(23, 14%, 36%)  Umber
#684e5e  rgb(104, 78, 94)  hsl(323, 14%, 36%)  Eggplant
#5e684e  rgb(94, 104, 78)  hsl(83, 14%, 36%)  Feldgrau