#5a6172

Color #5a6172

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.08 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5a6172

RGB

rgb(90, 97, 114)

HSL

hsl(222.5, 11.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(222.5, 21.1%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 14.9%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(41.12, 1.3, -10.5)

LCH

lch(41.12, 10.58, 277.06)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.0286, 267.6)

HWB

hwb(222.5, 35.3%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#726b5a

Analogous

#5a6d72

#5a6172

#5f5a72

Triadic

#5a6172

#725a61

#61725a

Split-complementary

#5a6172

#725f5a

#6d725a

Tetradic

#5a6172

#6b5a72

#726b5a

#61725a

Square

#5a6172

#725a6d

#726b5a

#5a725f

Shades

Color #5a6172 mixed toward black.

#4b515f

#3c414c

#2d3039

#1e2026

#0f1013

Tints

Color #5a6172 mixed toward white.

#70798f

#8d94a5

#a9afbc

#c6c9d2

#e2e4e9

Tones

Color #5a6172 mixed toward gray.

#5c6270

#5e636e

#60636c

#62646a

#646568

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.2:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d6e · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#5d5c6d · ΔE 4.3

Tritanopia

#5a6b6a · ΔE 12.1

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a6172;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a6172]

Related colors

Royal Blue #4169e1

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5a6172 (#5a6172) is rgb(90, 97, 114) in RGB.

No, #5a6172 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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