#525e5f

Color #525e5f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.33 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#525e5f

RGB

rgb(82, 94, 95)

HSL

hsl(184.6, 7.3%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.6, 13.7%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(13.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(38.94, -4.39, -2.14)

LCH

lch(38.94, 4.88, 205.99)

OKLCH

oklch(47.2%, 0.015, 202.8)

HWB

hwb(184.6, 32.2%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f5352

Analogous

#525f59

#525e5f

#52575f

Triadic

#525e5f

#5f525e

#5e5f52

Split-complementary

#525e5f

#5f5257

#5f5952

Tetradic

#525e5f

#53525f

#5f5352

#5e5f52

Square

#525e5f

#59525f

#5f5352

#575f52

Shades

Color #525e5f mixed toward black.

#444e4f

#373f3f

#292f2f

#1b1f20

#0e1010

Tints

Color #525e5f mixed toward white.

#6c7b7d

#889798

#a6b1b2

#c3cbcc

#e1e5e5

Tones

Color #525e5f mixed toward gray.

#535d5e

#545c5d

#555b5c

#565a5b

#57595a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57585f · ΔE 7.6

Deuteranopia

#57565f · ΔE 9.5

Tritanopia

#535f5f · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #525e5f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#525e5f]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#525e5f (#525e5f) is rgb(82, 94, 95) in RGB.

No, #525e5f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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