#515860

Color #515860

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#515860

RGB

rgb(81, 88, 96)

HSL

hsl(212, 8.5%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212, 15.6%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(15.6%, 8.3%, 0%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(37.07, -0.88, -5.55)

LCH

lch(37.07, 5.62, 260.99)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.0158, 251.57)

HWB

hwb(212, 31.8%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#605951

Analogous

#516060

#515860

#515160

Triadic

#515860

#605158

#586051

Split-complementary

#515860

#605151

#606051

Tetradic

#515860

#595160

#605951

#586051

Square

#515860

#605160

#605951

#516051

Shades

Color #515860 mixed toward black.

#434950

#363b40

#282c30

#1b1d20

#0d0f10

Tints

Color #515860 mixed toward white.

#6a747e

#878f99

#a5abb3

#c3c7cc

#e1e3e6

Tones

Color #515860 mixed toward gray.

#52585f

#53585d

#55585c

#56585b

#57585a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54545e · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#54535e · ΔE 5.4

Tritanopia

#515d5c · ΔE 6.6

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 5.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515860;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515860]

Related colors

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Light Slate Gray #778899

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Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#515860 (#515860) is rgb(81, 88, 96) in RGB.

No, #515860 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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