#515253

Color #515253

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.62 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 0.8

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Conversions

HEX

#515253

RGB

rgb(81, 82, 83)

HSL

hsl(210, 1.2%, 32.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 2.4%, 32.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.4%, 1.2%, 0%, 67.5%)

LAB

lab(34.82, -0.19, -0.73)

LCH

lch(34.82, 0.75, 255.41)

OKLCH

oklch(43.8%, 0.0021, 247.17)

HWB

hwb(210, 31.8%, 67.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#535251

Analogous

#515353

#515253

#515153

Triadic

#515253

#535152

#525351

Split-complementary

#515253

#535151

#535351

Tetradic

#515253

#525153

#535251

#525351

Square

#515253

#535153

#535251

#515351

Shades

Color #515253 mixed toward black.

#444445

#363737

#29292a

#1b1b1c

#0e0e0e

Tints

Color #515253 mixed toward white.

#6e6f70

#8a8c8d

#a8a9aa

#c5c5c6

#e2e2e3

Tones

Color #515253 mixed toward gray.

#515253

#525253

#525252

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.83:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.83:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515153 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#515153 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#515353 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 0.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515253;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515253]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#515253 (#515253) is rgb(81, 82, 83) in RGB.

No, #515253 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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