#535d5e

Color #535d5e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.05 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.4

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Conversions

HEX

#535d5e

RGB

rgb(83, 93, 94)

HSL

hsl(185.5, 6.2%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.5, 11.7%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 1.1%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.68, -3.65, -1.9)

LCH

lch(38.68, 4.11, 207.5)

OKLCH

oklch(47%, 0.0126, 203.92)

HWB

hwb(185.5, 32.5%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e5453

Analogous

#535e59

#535d5e

#53575e

Triadic

#535d5e

#5e535d

#5d5e53

Split-complementary

#535d5e

#5e5357

#5e5953

Tetradic

#535d5e

#54535e

#5e5453

#5d5e53

Square

#535d5e

#59535e

#5e5453

#575e53

Shades

Color #535d5e mixed toward black.

#454d4e

#373e3f

#292e2f

#1c1f1f

#0e0f10

Tints

Color #535d5e mixed toward white.

#6d7a7b

#899697

#a7b0b1

#c4cacb

#e2e5e5

Tones

Color #535d5e mixed toward gray.

#545c5d

#555b5c

#565b5b

#575a5a

#585959

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.1:1

White text reads better on this background (6.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57585e · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#57565e · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#545e5e · ΔE 0.7

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #535d5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535d5e]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#535d5e (#535d5e) is rgb(83, 93, 94) in RGB.

No, #535d5e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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