#5b6e70

Color #5b6e70

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.45 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b6e70

RGB

rgb(91, 110, 112)

HSL

hsl(185.7, 10.3%, 39.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(185.7, 18.7%, 43.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.7%, 1.8%, 0%, 56.1%)

LAB

lab(45.01, -6.57, -3.47)

LCH

lch(45.01, 7.43, 207.84)

OKLCH

oklch(52.3%, 0.0229, 204.22)

HWB

hwb(185.7, 35.7%, 56.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#705d5b

Analogous

#5b7067

#5b6e70

#5b6470

Triadic

#5b6e70

#705b6e

#6e705b

Split-complementary

#5b6e70

#705b64

#70675b

Tetradic

#5b6e70

#5d5b70

#705d5b

#6e705b

Square

#5b6e70

#675b70

#705d5b

#64705b

Shades

Color #5b6e70 mixed toward black.

#4c5c5d

#3d494b

#2e3738

#1e2525

#0f1213

Tints

Color #5b6e70 mixed toward white.

#728a8c

#8ea1a3

#aab9ba

#c7d0d1

#e3e8e8

Tones

Color #5b6e70 mixed toward gray.

#5d6d6e

#5f6b6c

#606a6b

#626869

#646767

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.37:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.91:1

White text reads better on this background (5.37:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#646470 · ΔE 12

Deuteranopia

#63616f · ΔE 13.8

Tritanopia

#5c6f6f · ΔE 1.2

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 8.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b6e70;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b6e70]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#5b6e70 (#5b6e70) is rgb(91, 110, 112) in RGB.

No, #5b6e70 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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