#515457

Color #515457

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.13 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#515457

RGB

rgb(81, 84, 87)

HSL

hsl(210, 3.6%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 6.9%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 3.4%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(35.55, -0.53, -2.16)

LCH

lch(35.55, 2.22, 256.21)

OKLCH

oklch(44.4%, 0.0062, 248.37)

HWB

hwb(210, 31.8%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575451

Analogous

#515757

#515457

#515157

Triadic

#515457

#575154

#545751

Split-complementary

#515457

#575151

#575751

Tetradic

#515457

#545157

#575451

#545751

Square

#515457

#575157

#575451

#515751

Shades

Color #515457 mixed toward black.

#434648

#36383a

#282a2b

#1b1c1d

#0d0e0e

Tints

Color #515457 mixed toward white.

#6c7074

#898d91

#a6a9ad

#c4c6c8

#e1e2e4

Tones

Color #515457 mixed toward gray.

#515456

#525456

#525455

#535455

#535454

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525256 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#525256 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#515656 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515457;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515457]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#515457 (#515457) is rgb(81, 84, 87) in RGB.

No, #515457 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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