#51686f

Color #51686f

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.73 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#51686f

RGB

rgb(81, 104, 111)

HSL

hsl(194, 15.6%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(194, 27%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(27%, 6.3%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(42.46, -6.75, -6.73)

LCH

lch(42.46, 9.53, 224.91)

OKLCH

oklch(50.1%, 0.0295, 218.27)

HWB

hwb(194, 31.8%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f5851

Analogous

#516f67

#51686f

#51596f

Triadic

#51686f

#6f5168

#686f51

Split-complementary

#51686f

#6f5159

#6f6751

Tetradic

#51686f

#58516f

#6f5851

#686f51

Square

#51686f

#67516f

#6f5851

#596f51

Shades

Color #51686f mixed toward black.

#43575c

#36454a

#283437

#1b2325

#0d1112

Tints

Color #51686f mixed toward white.

#67858d

#849ea5

#a3b6bc

#c2ced2

#e0e7e9

Tones

Color #51686f mixed toward gray.

#53676c

#56656a

#586467

#5b6365

#5d6162

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.56:1

White text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c6d · ΔE 13.5

Deuteranopia

#5a596d · ΔE 15.1

Tritanopia

#526c6c · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 9.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #51686f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#51686f]

Related colors

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#51686f (#51686f) is rgb(81, 104, 111) in RGB.

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

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