#56797d

Color #56797d

A muted medium cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 11.08 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.8

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Conversions

HEX

#56797d

RGB

rgb(86, 121, 125)

HSL

hsl(186.2, 18.5%, 41.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(186.2, 31.2%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.2%, 3.2%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(48.43, -11.31, -6.18)

LCH

lch(48.43, 12.89, 208.65)

OKLCH

oklch(55.1%, 0.0401, 204.9)

HWB

hwb(186.2, 33.7%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d5a56

Analogous

#567d6e

#56797d

#56667d

Triadic

#56797d

#7d5679

#797d56

Split-complementary

#56797d

#7d5666

#7d6e56

Tetradic

#56797d

#5a567d

#7d5a56

#797d56

Square

#56797d

#6e567d

#7d5a56

#667d56

Shades

Color #56797d mixed toward black.

#486568

#395153

#2b3d3f

#1d282a

#0e1415

Tints

Color #56797d mixed toward white.

#6b959a

#89aaae

#a6bfc2

#c4d5d6

#e1eaeb

Tones

Color #56797d mixed toward gray.

#59767a

#5d7477

#607173

#636f70

#666c6d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.74:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.43:1

White text reads better on this background (4.74:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#67677c · ΔE 18.7

Deuteranopia

#65627c · ΔE 21.3

Tritanopia

#587b7b · ΔE 2.1

Achromatopsia

#737373 · ΔE 12.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #56797d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#56797d]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#56797d (#56797d) is rgb(86, 121, 125) in RGB.

No, #56797d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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