#535757

Color #535757

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.95 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.7

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Conversions

HEX

#535757

RGB

rgb(83, 87, 87)

HSL

hsl(180, 2.4%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 4.6%, 34.1%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(36.64, -1.59, -0.55)

LCH

lch(36.64, 1.68, 199.08)

OKLCH

oklch(45.3%, 0.0051, 197.02)

HWB

hwb(180, 32.5%, 65.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575353

Analogous

#535755

#535757

#535557

Triadic

#535757

#575357

#575753

Split-complementary

#535757

#575355

#575553

Tetradic

#535757

#535357

#575353

#575753

Square

#535757

#555357

#575353

#555753

Shades

Color #535757 mixed toward black.

#454848

#373a3a

#292b2b

#1c1d1d

#0e0e0e

Tints

Color #535757 mixed toward white.

#6f7474

#8b9090

#a8acac

#c5c8c8

#e2e3e3

Tones

Color #535757 mixed toward gray.

#535757

#545656

#555555

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555557 · ΔE 3

Deuteranopia

#555457 · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#535757 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535757;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535757]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#535757 (#535757) is rgb(83, 87, 87) in RGB.

No, #535757 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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