#536265

Color #536265

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.34 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#536265

RGB

rgb(83, 98, 101)

HSL

hsl(190, 9.8%, 36.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(190, 17.8%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.8%, 3%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(40.43, -4.99, -3.62)

LCH

lch(40.43, 6.16, 215.96)

OKLCH

oklch(48.5%, 0.019, 211.02)

HWB

hwb(190, 32.5%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#655653

Analogous

#53655f

#536265

#535965

Triadic

#536265

#655362

#626553

Split-complementary

#536265

#655359

#655f53

Tetradic

#536265

#565365

#655653

#626553

Square

#536265

#5f5365

#655653

#596553

Shades

Color #536265 mixed toward black.

#455254

#374143

#2a3133

#1c2122

#0e1011

Tints

Color #536265 mixed toward white.

#6c7f83

#88999d

#a6b3b6

#c3ccce

#e1e6e7

Tones

Color #536265 mixed toward gray.

#556164

#566062

#585f61

#595e5f

#5b5d5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.3:1

White text reads better on this background (6.36:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a64 · ΔE 9.7

Deuteranopia

#595864 · ΔE 11

Tritanopia

#546464 · ΔE 2

Achromatopsia

#5f5f5f · ΔE 7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536265;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536265]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Frequently asked questions

#536265 (#536265) is rgb(83, 98, 101) in RGB.

No, #536265 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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