#51686d

Color #51686d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.39 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#51686d

RGB

rgb(81, 104, 109)

HSL

hsl(190.7, 14.7%, 37.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190.7, 25.7%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.7%, 4.6%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(42.39, -7.26, -5.61)

LCH

lch(42.39, 9.17, 217.69)

OKLCH

oklch(50.1%, 0.0285, 212.41)

HWB

hwb(190.7, 31.8%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d5651

Analogous

#516d64

#51686d

#515a6d

Triadic

#51686d

#6d5168

#686d51

Split-complementary

#51686d

#6d515a

#6d6451

Tetradic

#51686d

#56516d

#6d5651

#686d51

Square

#51686d

#64516d

#6d5651

#5a6d51

Shades

Color #51686d mixed toward black.

#44575b

#364549

#293437

#1b2324

#0e1112

Tints

Color #51686d mixed toward white.

#68858c

#859ea4

#a3b7bb

#c2cfd2

#e0e7e8

Tones

Color #51686d mixed toward gray.

#53676b

#566568

#586466

#5a6264

#5d6161

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.91:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.55:1

White text reads better on this background (5.91:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c6c · ΔE 13.8

Deuteranopia

#5a596c · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#526b6b · ΔE 3.2

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 9.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #51686d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51686d]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#51686d (#51686d) is rgb(81, 104, 109) in RGB.

No, #51686d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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