#5a6173

Color #5a6173

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.63 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5a6173

RGB

rgb(90, 97, 115)

HSL

hsl(223.2, 12.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(223.2, 21.7%, 45.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.7%, 15.7%, 0%, 54.9%)

LAB

lab(41.15, 1.56, -11.05)

LCH

lch(41.15, 11.16, 278.04)

OKLCH

oklch(49.3%, 0.0301, 268.48)

HWB

hwb(223.2, 35.3%, 54.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#736c5a

Analogous

#5a6e73

#5a6173

#605a73

Triadic

#5a6173

#735a61

#61735a

Split-complementary

#5a6173

#73605a

#6e735a

Tetradic

#5a6173

#6c5a73

#736c5a

#61735a

Square

#5a6173

#735a6e

#736c5a

#5a7360

Shades

Color #5a6173 mixed toward black.

#4b5160

#3c414d

#2d313a

#1e2026

#0f1013

Tints

Color #5a6173 mixed toward white.

#70798f

#8d94a6

#a9afbc

#c6c9d2

#e2e4e9

Tones

Color #5a6173 mixed toward gray.

#5c6271

#5e636f

#60646d

#62656b

#646669

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.39:1

White text reads better on this background (6.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5d5d6f · ΔE 3.7

Deuteranopia

#5d5c6e · ΔE 4.2

Tritanopia

#5a6c6b · ΔE 12.8

Achromatopsia

#616161 · ΔE 9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a6173;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a6173]

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

#5a6173 (#5a6173) is rgb(90, 97, 115) in RGB.

No, #5a6173 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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