#515859

Color #515859

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#515859

RGB

rgb(81, 88, 89)

HSL

hsl(187.5, 4.7%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.5, 9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 1.1%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(36.84, -2.53, -1.53)

LCH

lch(36.84, 2.96, 211.16)

OKLCH

oklch(45.5%, 0.009, 207.14)

HWB

hwb(187.5, 31.8%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595251

Analogous

#515956

#515859

#515459

Triadic

#515859

#595158

#585951

Split-complementary

#515859

#595154

#595651

Tetradic

#515859

#525159

#595251

#585951

Square

#515859

#565159

#595251

#545951

Shades

Color #515859 mixed toward black.

#43494a

#363b3b

#282c2c

#1b1d1e

#0d0f0f

Tints

Color #515859 mixed toward white.

#6c7577

#889293

#a6adae

#c4c8c9

#e1e4e4

Tones

Color #515859 mixed toward gray.

#525758

#535657

#545656

#545556

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.27:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.89:1

White text reads better on this background (7.27:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545459 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#545359 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#515959 · ΔE 0.9

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 3.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515859;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515859]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Frequently asked questions

#515859 (#515859) is rgb(81, 88, 89) in RGB.

No, #515859 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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