#535a5d

Color #535a5d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.47 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#535a5d

RGB

rgb(83, 90, 93)

HSL

hsl(198, 5.7%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198, 10.8%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(37.74, -2.06, -2.67)

LCH

lch(37.74, 3.37, 232.35)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.0101, 225.4)

HWB

hwb(198, 32.5%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d5653

Analogous

#535d5b

#535a5d

#53555d

Triadic

#535a5d

#5d535a

#5a5d53

Split-complementary

#535a5d

#5d5355

#5d5b53

Tetradic

#535a5d

#56535d

#5d5653

#5a5d53

Square

#535a5d

#5b535d

#5d5653

#555d53

Shades

Color #535a5d mixed toward black.

#454b4d

#373c3e

#292d2e

#1c1e1f

#0e0f0f

Tints

Color #535a5d mixed toward white.

#6d767a

#899296

#a7adb0

#c4c9ca

#e2e4e5

Tones

Color #535a5d mixed toward gray.

#545a5c

#55595b

#55595a

#56595a

#575859

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56565c · ΔE 4.9

Deuteranopia

#56555c · ΔE 5.8

Tritanopia

#535c5c · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 3.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #535a5d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535a5d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#535a5d (#535a5d) is rgb(83, 90, 93) in RGB.

No, #535a5d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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