#5b5e60

Color #5b5e60

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.01 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 4.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5e60

RGB

rgb(91, 94, 96)

HSL

hsl(204, 2.7%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204, 5.2%, 37.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.2%, 2.1%, 0%, 62.4%)

LAB

lab(39.7, -0.74, -1.55)

LCH

lch(39.7, 1.72, 244.48)

OKLCH

oklch(48%, 0.005, 237.26)

HWB

hwb(204, 35.7%, 62.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#605d5b

Analogous

#5b6060

#5b5e60

#5b5c60

Triadic

#5b5e60

#605b5e

#5e605b

Split-complementary

#5b5e60

#605b5c

#60605b

Tetradic

#5b5e60

#5d5b60

#605d5b

#5e605b

Square

#5b5e60

#605b60

#605d5b

#5c605b

Shades

Color #5b5e60 mixed toward black.

#4c4e50

#3d3f40

#2e2f30

#1e1f20

#0f1010

Tints

Color #5b5e60 mixed toward white.

#75797c

#909496

#acafb0

#c8c9cb

#e3e4e5

Tones

Color #5b5e60 mixed toward gray.

#5b5e60

#5c5e5f

#5d5e5e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.21:1

White text reads better on this background (6.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c60 · ΔE 2.5

Deuteranopia

#5c5c5f · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#5b5f5f · ΔE 1.5

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 1.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5e60;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5e60]

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Frequently asked questions

#5b5e60 (#5b5e60) is rgb(91, 94, 96) in RGB.

No, #5b5e60 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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