#535457

Color #535457

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.89 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2

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Conversions

HEX

#535457

RGB

rgb(83, 84, 87)

HSL

hsl(225, 2.4%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(225, 4.6%, 34.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.6%, 3.4%, 0%, 65.9%)

LAB

lab(35.73, 0.26, -1.89)

LCH

lch(35.73, 1.91, 277.83)

OKLCH

oklch(44.6%, 0.005, 271.15)

HWB

hwb(225, 32.5%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575653

Analogous

#535657

#535457

#545357

Triadic

#535457

#575354

#545753

Split-complementary

#535457

#575453

#565753

Tetradic

#535457

#565357

#575653

#545753

Square

#535457

#575356

#575653

#535754

Shades

Color #535457 mixed toward black.

#454648

#37383a

#292a2b

#1c1c1d

#0e0e0e

Tints

Color #535457 mixed toward white.

#6f7074

#8b8c90

#a8a9ac

#c5c6c8

#e2e2e3

Tones

Color #535457 mixed toward gray.

#535457

#545456

#545556

#555555

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.57:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.77:1

White text reads better on this background (7.57:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535356 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#535356 · ΔE 0.7

Tritanopia

#535656 · ΔE 2.6

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 1.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535457;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535457]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#535457 (#535457) is rgb(83, 84, 87) in RGB.

No, #535457 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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