#565e61

Color #565e61

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.29 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3.4

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Conversions

HEX

#565e61

RGB

rgb(86, 94, 97)

HSL

hsl(196.4, 6%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(196.4, 11.3%, 38%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.3%, 3.1%, 0%, 62%)

LAB

lab(39.32, -2.43, -2.78)

LCH

lch(39.32, 3.69, 228.84)

OKLCH

oklch(47.6%, 0.0112, 222.1)

HWB

hwb(196.4, 33.7%, 62%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#615956

Analogous

#56615f

#565e61

#565961

Triadic

#565e61

#61565e

#5e6156

Split-complementary

#565e61

#615659

#615f56

Tetradic

#565e61

#595661

#615956

#5e6156

Square

#565e61

#5f5661

#615956

#596156

Shades

Color #565e61 mixed toward black.

#484e51

#393f41

#2b2f31

#1d1f20

#0e1010

Tints

Color #565e61 mixed toward white.

#707a7e

#8b9599

#a8afb2

#c5cacc

#e2e4e5

Tones

Color #565e61 mixed toward gray.

#575e60

#585d5f

#595d5e

#5a5c5d

#5b5c5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.17:1

White text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a60 · ΔE 5.3

Deuteranopia

#595860 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#566060 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #565e61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#565e61]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Frequently asked questions

#565e61 (#565e61) is rgb(86, 94, 97) in RGB.

No, #565e61 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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