#5b5b65

Color #5b5b65

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5b65

RGB

rgb(91, 91, 101)

HSL

hsl(240, 5.2%, 37.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 9.9%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 9.9%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(38.98, 2.21, -5.71)

LCH

lch(38.98, 6.12, 291.16)

OKLCH

oklch(47.5%, 0.016, 285.6)

HWB

hwb(240, 35.7%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#65655b

Analogous

#5b6065

#5b5b65

#605b65

Triadic

#5b5b65

#655b5b

#5b655b

Split-complementary

#5b5b65

#65605b

#60655b

Tetradic

#5b5b65

#655b65

#65655b

#5b655b

Square

#5b5b65

#655b60

#65655b

#5b6560

Shades

Color #5b5b65 mixed toward black.

#4c4c54

#3d3d43

#2d2d32

#1e1e22

#0f0f11

Tints

Color #5b5b65 mixed toward white.

#747481

#8f8f9a

#ababb4

#c7c7cd

#e3e3e6

Tones

Color #5b5b65 mixed toward gray.

#5c5c64

#5d5d63

#5d5d62

#5e5e62

#5f5f61

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.71:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.13:1

White text reads better on this background (6.71:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b63 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#5b5b62 · ΔE 1.6

Tritanopia

#5b6160 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 5.7

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5b65;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5b65]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5b5b65 (#5b5b65) is rgb(91, 91, 101) in RGB.

No, #5b5b65 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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