#525966

Color #525966

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.95 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#525966

RGB

rgb(82, 89, 102)

HSL

hsl(219, 10.9%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219, 19.6%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(19.6%, 12.7%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(37.66, 0.35, -8.38)

LCH

lch(37.66, 8.39, 272.39)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.023, 263)

HWB

hwb(219, 32.2%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#665f52

Analogous

#526366

#525966

#555266

Triadic

#525966

#665259

#596652

Split-complementary

#525966

#665552

#636652

Tetradic

#525966

#5f5266

#665f52

#596652

Square

#525966

#665263

#665f52

#526655

Shades

Color #525966 mixed toward black.

#444a55

#373b44

#292d33

#1b1e22

#0e0f11

Tints

Color #525966 mixed toward white.

#6a7384

#878f9e

#a5abb6

#c3c7cf

#e1e3e7

Tones

Color #525966 mixed toward gray.

#545a64

#555a63

#575b61

#595b5f

#5a5c5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.05:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.98:1

White text reads better on this background (7.05:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555563 · ΔE 4.1

Deuteranopia

#555462 · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#526160 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 7.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #525966;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#525966]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#525966 (#525966) is rgb(82, 89, 102) in RGB.

No, #525966 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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