#515657

Color #515657

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.53 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#515657

RGB

rgb(81, 86, 87)

HSL

hsl(190, 3.6%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190, 6.9%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(36.16, -1.76, -1.27)

LCH

lch(36.16, 2.17, 215.81)

OKLCH

oklch(44.9%, 0.0066, 210.82)

HWB

hwb(190, 31.8%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575251

Analogous

#515755

#515657

#515357

Triadic

#515657

#575156

#565751

Split-complementary

#515657

#575153

#575551

Tetradic

#515657

#525157

#575251

#565751

Square

#515657

#555157

#575251

#535751

Shades

Color #515657 mixed toward black.

#434848

#36393a

#282b2b

#1b1d1d

#0d0e0e

Tints

Color #515657 mixed toward white.

#6c7374

#899091

#a6acad

#c4c7c8

#e1e3e4

Tones

Color #515657 mixed toward gray.

#515656

#525556

#525555

#535555

#535454

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.82:1

White text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535357 · ΔE 3.9

Deuteranopia

#535357 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#515757 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 2.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515657;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515657]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#515657 (#515657) is rgb(81, 86, 87) in RGB.

No, #515657 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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