#525255

Color #525255

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.62 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 1.9

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Conversions

HEX

#525255

RGB

rgb(82, 82, 85)

HSL

hsl(240, 1.8%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 3.5%, 33.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(3.5%, 3.5%, 0%, 66.7%)

LAB

lab(34.97, 0.65, -1.75)

LCH

lch(34.97, 1.87, 290.38)

OKLCH

oklch(44%, 0.0049, 286.59)

HWB

hwb(240, 32.2%, 66.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555552

Analogous

#525355

#525255

#535255

Triadic

#525255

#555252

#525552

Split-complementary

#525255

#555352

#535552

Tetradic

#525255

#555255

#555552

#525552

Square

#525255

#555253

#555552

#525553

Shades

Color #525255 mixed toward black.

#444447

#373739

#29292a

#1b1b1c

#0e0e0e

Tints

Color #525255 mixed toward white.

#6e6e72

#8b8b8f

#a8a8ab

#c5c5c7

#e2e2e3

Tones

Color #525255 mixed toward gray.

#525255

#525254

#535354

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.7:1

White text reads better on this background (7.79:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#525254 · ΔE 0.6

Deuteranopia

#525254 · ΔE 0.6

Tritanopia

#525454 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 1.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #525255;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#525255]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#525255 (#525255) is rgb(82, 82, 85) in RGB.

No, #525255 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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