#515853

Color #515853

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.87 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#515853

RGB

rgb(81, 88, 83)

HSL

hsl(137.1, 4.1%, 33.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(137.1, 8%, 34.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(8%, 0%, 5.7%, 65.5%)

LAB

lab(36.66, -3.86, 1.95)

LCH

lch(36.66, 4.32, 153.2)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.0119, 154.72)

HWB

hwb(137.1, 31.8%, 65.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#585156

Analogous

#525851

#515853

#515856

Triadic

#515853

#535158

#585351

Split-complementary

#515853

#565158

#585152

Tetradic

#515853

#515658

#585156

#585351

Square

#515853

#515258

#585156

#585651

Shades

Color #515853 mixed toward black.

#434945

#363b37

#282c29

#1b1d1c

#0d0f0e

Tints

Color #515853 mixed toward white.

#6c756f

#89928b

#a6ada8

#c4c8c5

#e1e4e2

Tones

Color #515853 mixed toward gray.

#525753

#535654

#545554

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545454 · ΔE 5.4

Deuteranopia

#545355 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#515555 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 5.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515853;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515853]

Related colors

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Spring Green #00ff7f

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Forest Green #228b22

Mint Green #98ff98

Frequently asked questions

#515853 (#515853) is rgb(81, 88, 83) in RGB.

No, #515853 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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