#535856

Color #535856

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.89 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#535856

RGB

rgb(83, 88, 86)

HSL

hsl(156, 2.9%, 33.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(156, 5.7%, 34.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.7%, 0%, 2.3%, 65.5%)

LAB

lab(36.91, -2.42, 0.47)

LCH

lch(36.91, 2.47, 169.01)

OKLCH

oklch(45.5%, 0.0071, 170.27)

HWB

hwb(156, 32.5%, 65.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#585355

Analogous

#535853

#535856

#535758

Triadic

#535856

#565358

#585653

Split-complementary

#535856

#585357

#585353

Tetradic

#535856

#535558

#585355

#585653

Square

#535856

#535358

#585355

#575853

Shades

Color #535856 mixed toward black.

#454948

#373b39

#292c2b

#1c1d1d

#0e0f0e

Tints

Color #535856 mixed toward white.

#6e7572

#8b918f

#a8adab

#c5c8c7

#e2e4e3

Tones

Color #535856 mixed toward gray.

#535756

#545756

#555656

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.9:1

White text reads better on this background (7.25:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555556 · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#555557 · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#535757 · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 3.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535856;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535856]

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Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Frequently asked questions

#535856 (#535856) is rgb(83, 88, 86) in RGB.

No, #535856 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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