#525959

Color #525959

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.76 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#525959

RGB

rgb(82, 89, 89)

HSL

hsl(180, 4.1%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 7.9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.9%, 0%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(37.22, -2.75, -0.95)

LCH

lch(37.22, 2.91, 199.06)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.0089, 197.01)

HWB

hwb(180, 32.2%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595252

Analogous

#525955

#525959

#525559

Triadic

#525959

#595259

#595952

Split-complementary

#525959

#595255

#595552

Tetradic

#525959

#525259

#595252

#595952

Square

#525959

#555259

#595252

#555952

Shades

Color #525959 mixed toward black.

#444a4a

#373b3b

#292c2c

#1b1e1e

#0e0f0f

Tints

Color #525959 mixed toward white.

#6d7676

#899393

#a7aeae

#c4c9c9

#e2e4e4

Tones

Color #525959 mixed toward gray.

#535858

#545757

#555656

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555559 · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#555459 · ΔE 6.2

Tritanopia

#525959 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #525959;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#525959]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#525959 (#525959) is rgb(82, 89, 89) in RGB.

No, #525959 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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