#5b7172

Color #5b7172

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b7172

RGB

rgb(91, 113, 114)

HSL

hsl(182.6, 11.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(182.6, 20.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 0.9%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(45.97, -7.83, -3.24)

LCH

lch(45.97, 8.47, 202.48)

OKLCH

oklch(53.1%, 0.026, 199.76)

HWB

hwb(182.6, 35.7%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#725c5b

Analogous

#5b7268

#5b7172

#5b6672

Triadic

#5b7172

#725b71

#71725b

Split-complementary

#5b7172

#725b66

#72685b

Tetradic

#5b7172

#5c5b72

#725c5b

#71725b

Square

#5b7172

#685b72

#725c5b

#66725b

Shades

Color #5b7172 mixed toward black.

#4c5e5f

#3d4b4c

#2e3839

#1e2626

#0f1313

Tints

Color #5b7172 mixed toward white.

#728d8e

#8ea4a5

#aabbbb

#c6d1d2

#e3e8e8

Tones

Color #5b7172 mixed toward gray.

#5d6f70

#5f6e6e

#616c6c

#636a6a

#656868

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.05:1

White text reads better on this background (5.19:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#656572 · ΔE 13.6

Deuteranopia

#646272 · ΔE 15.7

Tritanopia

#5c7272 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#6d6d6d · ΔE 9.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b7172;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b7172]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#5b7172 (#5b7172) is rgb(91, 113, 114) in RGB.

No, #5b7172 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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