#515656

Color #515656

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#515656

RGB

rgb(81, 86, 86)

HSL

hsl(180, 3%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 5.8%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.8%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(36.13, -1.99, -0.69)

LCH

lch(36.13, 2.11, 199.12)

OKLCH

oklch(44.9%, 0.0064, 197.3)

HWB

hwb(180, 31.8%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565151

Analogous

#515653

#515656

#515356

Triadic

#515656

#565156

#565651

Split-complementary

#515656

#565153

#565351

Tetradic

#515656

#515156

#565151

#565651

Square

#515656

#535156

#565151

#535651

Shades

Color #515656 mixed toward black.

#434848

#363939

#282b2b

#1b1d1d

#0d0e0e

Tints

Color #515656 mixed toward white.

#6d7373

#899090

#a7acac

#c4c8c8

#e2e3e3

Tones

Color #515656 mixed toward gray.

#515555

#525555

#535454

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.46:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.82:1

White text reads better on this background (7.46:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535356 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#535356 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#515656 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 2.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515656;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515656]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#515656 (#515656) is rgb(81, 86, 86) in RGB.

No, #515656 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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