#505c5c

Color #505c5c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.01 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#505c5c

RGB

rgb(80, 92, 92)

HSL

hsl(180, 7%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 13%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(13%, 0%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(38.08, -4.64, -1.58)

LCH

lch(38.08, 4.9, 198.8)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0149, 196.74)

HWB

hwb(180, 31.4%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c5050

Analogous

#505c56

#505c5c

#50565c

Triadic

#505c5c

#5c505c

#5c5c50

Split-complementary

#505c5c

#5c5056

#5c5650

Tetradic

#505c5c

#50505c

#5c5050

#5c5c50

Square

#505c5c

#56505c

#5c5050

#565c50

Shades

Color #505c5c mixed toward black.

#434d4d

#353d3d

#282e2e

#1b1f1f

#0d0f0f

Tints

Color #505c5c mixed toward white.

#6a7a7a

#869696

#a5b0b0

#c3cbcb

#e1e5e5

Tones

Color #505c5c mixed toward gray.

#515b5b

#525a5a

#535959

#545858

#555757

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.94:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.03:1

White text reads better on this background (6.94:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55565c · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#55545c · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#515c5c · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 6.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #505c5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505c5c]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#505c5c (#505c5c) is rgb(80, 92, 92) in RGB.

No, #505c5c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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