#505e65

Color #505e65

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.75 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#505e65

RGB

rgb(80, 94, 101)

HSL

hsl(200, 11.6%, 35.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 20.8%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.8%, 6.9%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(38.98, -3.67, -5.8)

LCH

lch(38.98, 6.86, 237.68)

OKLCH

oklch(47.3%, 0.0207, 229.31)

HWB

hwb(200, 31.4%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#655750

Analogous

#506562

#505e65

#505465

Triadic

#505e65

#65505e

#5e6550

Split-complementary

#505e65

#655054

#656250

Tetradic

#505e65

#575065

#655750

#5e6550

Square

#505e65

#625065

#655750

#546550

Shades

Color #505e65 mixed toward black.

#434e54

#353f43

#282f33

#1b1f22

#0d1011

Tints

Color #505e65 mixed toward white.

#687a84

#85969e

#a3b0b6

#c2cacf

#e0e5e7

Tones

Color #505e65 mixed toward gray.

#525d63

#545d62

#555c60

#575c5e

#595b5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565763 · ΔE 8.2

Deuteranopia

#565463 · ΔE 10.9

Tritanopia

#516262 · ΔE 4.8

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 6.8

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #505e65;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#505e65]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#505e65 (#505e65) is rgb(80, 94, 101) in RGB.

No, #505e65 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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