#535c6c

Color #535c6c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.32 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#535c6c

RGB

rgb(83, 92, 108)

HSL

hsl(218.4, 13.1%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218.4, 23.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 14.8%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(38.86, 0.38, -10.28)

LCH

lch(38.86, 10.29, 272.12)

OKLCH

oklch(47.3%, 0.0283, 262.07)

HWB

hwb(218.4, 32.5%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c6353

Analogous

#53696c

#535c6c

#57536c

Triadic

#535c6c

#6c535c

#5c6c53

Split-complementary

#535c6c

#6c5753

#696c53

Tetradic

#535c6c

#63536c

#6c6353

#5c6c53

Square

#535c6c

#6c5369

#6c6353

#536c57

Shades

Color #535c6c mixed toward black.

#454d5a

#373d48

#2a2e36

#1c1f24

#0e0f12

Tints

Color #535c6c mixed toward white.

#6a768a

#8791a3

#a5acba

#c3c8d1

#e1e3e8

Tones

Color #535c6c mixed toward gray.

#555d6a

#575d68

#595e66

#5b5e64

#5e5f62

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575768 · ΔE 5

Deuteranopia

#575668 · ΔE 5.7

Tritanopia

#536565 · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 8.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535c6c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535c6c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#535c6c (#535c6c) is rgb(83, 92, 108) in RGB.

No, #535c6c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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