#536e72

Color #536e72

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.35 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#536e72

RGB

rgb(83, 110, 114)

HSL

hsl(187.7, 15.7%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(187.7, 27.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(27.2%, 3.5%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(44.53, -8.81, -5.44)

LCH

lch(44.53, 10.35, 211.69)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.0322, 207.36)

HWB

hwb(187.7, 32.5%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#725753

Analogous

#537266

#536e72

#535e72

Triadic

#536e72

#72536e

#6e7253

Split-complementary

#536e72

#72535e

#726653

Tetradic

#536e72

#575372

#725753

#6e7253

Square

#536e72

#665372

#725753

#5e7253

Shades

Color #536e72 mixed toward black.

#455c5f

#37494c

#293739

#1c2526

#0e1213

Tints

Color #536e72 mixed toward white.

#698b90

#86a3a7

#a4babd

#c3d1d3

#e1e8e9

Tones

Color #536e72 mixed toward gray.

#566c6f

#586a6d

#5b686a

#5d6668

#606465

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.84:1

White text reads better on this background (5.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#606071 · ΔE 15.6

Deuteranopia

#5e5c71 · ΔE 17.8

Tritanopia

#557070 · ΔE 2.2

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 10.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #536e72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536e72]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Light Blue #add8e6

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Aqua #00ffff

Frequently asked questions

#536e72 (#536e72) is rgb(83, 110, 114) in RGB.

No, #536e72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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