#53535b

Color #53535b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.36 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#53535b

RGB

rgb(83, 83, 91)

HSL

hsl(240, 4.6%, 34.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 8.8%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(8.8%, 8.8%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.56, 1.78, -4.65)

LCH

lch(35.56, 4.98, 290.95)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.013, 285.64)

HWB

hwb(240, 32.5%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b5b53

Analogous

#53575b

#53535b

#57535b

Triadic

#53535b

#5b5353

#535b53

Split-complementary

#53535b

#5b5753

#575b53

Tetradic

#53535b

#5b535b

#5b5b53

#535b53

Square

#53535b

#5b5357

#5b5b53

#535b57

Shades

Color #53535b mixed toward black.

#45454c

#37373d

#29292d

#1c1c1e

#0e0e0f

Tints

Color #53535b mixed toward white.

#6e6e78

#8a8a94

#a7a7af

#c4c4ca

#e2e2e4

Tones

Color #53535b mixed toward gray.

#54545a

#555559

#565658

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.62:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535359 · ΔE 1.1

Deuteranopia

#535359 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#535857 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #53535b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53535b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#53535b (#53535b) is rgb(83, 83, 91) in RGB.

No, #53535b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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