#5b6a68

Color #5b6a68

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.21 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b6a68

RGB

rgb(91, 106, 104)

HSL

hsl(172, 7.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(172, 14.2%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 0%, 1.9%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(43.55, -6.1, -0.79)

LCH

lch(43.55, 6.15, 187.38)

OKLCH

oklch(51.1%, 0.0184, 186.86)

HWB

hwb(172, 35.7%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a5b5d

Analogous

#5b6a60

#5b6a68

#5b646a

Triadic

#5b6a68

#685b6a

#6a685b

Split-complementary

#5b6a68

#6a5b64

#6a605b

Tetradic

#5b6a68

#5b5d6a

#6a5b5d

#6a685b

Square

#5b6a68

#605b6a

#6a5b5d

#646a5b

Shades

Color #5b6a68 mixed toward black.

#4c5857

#3d4745

#2d3534

#1e2323

#0f1211

Tints

Color #5b6a68 mixed toward white.

#738683

#8f9f9c

#abb7b5

#c7cfce

#e3e7e6

Tones

Color #5b6a68 mixed toward gray.

#5c6967

#5d6766

#5f6665

#606564

#616463

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.71:1

White text reads better on this background (5.67:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#626268 · ΔE 9.8

Deuteranopia

#616069 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#5c6969 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 7.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b6a68;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b6a68]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#5b6a68 (#5b6a68) is rgb(91, 106, 104) in RGB.

No, #5b6a68 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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