#5a6372

Color #5a6372

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.98 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 5.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5a6372

RGB

rgb(90, 99, 114)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 11.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 21.1%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(21.1%, 13.2%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(41.71, 0.09, -9.61)

LCH

lch(41.71, 9.61, 270.54)

OKLCH

oklch(49.7%, 0.0265, 260.64)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 35.3%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#72695a

Analogous

#5a6f72

#5a6372

#5d5a72

Triadic

#5a6372

#725a63

#63725a

Split-complementary

#5a6372

#725d5a

#6f725a

Tetradic

#5a6372

#695a72

#72695a

#63725a

Square

#5a6372

#725a6f

#72695a

#5a725d

Shades

Color #5a6372 mixed toward black.

#4b525f

#3c424c

#2d3139

#1e2126

#0f1013

Tints

Color #5a6372 mixed toward white.

#707c8f

#8d96a5

#a9b0bc

#c6cad2

#e2e5e9

Tones

Color #5a6372 mixed toward gray.

#5c6370

#5e646e

#60646c

#62656a

#646568

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.07:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.46:1

White text reads better on this background (6.07:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e6f · ΔE 5.2

Deuteranopia

#5d5d6e · ΔE 5.3

Tritanopia

#5a6c6b · ΔE 10.9

Achromatopsia

#626262 · ΔE 7.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5a6372;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5a6372]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5a6372 (#5a6372) is rgb(90, 99, 114) in RGB.

No, #5a6372 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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