#535161

Color #535161

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.33 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#535161

RGB

rgb(83, 81, 97)

HSL

hsl(247.5, 9%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(247.5, 16.5%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 16.5%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(35.18, 4.46, -8.99)

LCH

lch(35.18, 10.04, 296.39)

OKLCH

oklch(44.3%, 0.0261, 291.15)

HWB

hwb(247.5, 31.8%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f6151

Analogous

#515761

#535161

#5b5161

Triadic

#535161

#615351

#516153

Split-complementary

#535161

#615b51

#576151

Tetradic

#535161

#61515f

#5f6151

#516153

Square

#535161

#615157

#5f6151

#51615b

Shades

Color #535161 mixed toward black.

#454351

#373641

#292831

#1c1b20

#0e0d10

Tints

Color #535161 mixed toward white.

#6d6a7f

#89869a

#a6a5b3

#c4c3cd

#e1e1e6

Tones

Color #535161 mixed toward gray.

#545260

#55545e

#56555d

#57565c

#58585a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.72:1

White text reads better on this background (7.73:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#52525d · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#52525d · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#535a5a · ΔE 11.4

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 8.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535161;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535161]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#535161 (#535161) is rgb(83, 81, 97) in RGB.

No, #535161 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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