#5d5b72

Color #5d5b72

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 14.89 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#5d5b72

RGB

rgb(93, 91, 114)

HSL

hsl(245.2, 11.2%, 40.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(245.2, 20.2%, 44.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(18.4%, 20.2%, 0%, 55.3%)

LAB

lab(39.62, 6.05, -12.74)

LCH

lch(39.62, 14.1, 295.4)

OKLCH

oklch(48.2%, 0.0367, 288.93)

HWB

hwb(245.2, 35.7%, 55.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#70725b

Analogous

#5b6572

#5d5b72

#695b72

Triadic

#5d5b72

#725d5b

#5b725d

Split-complementary

#5d5b72

#72695b

#65725b

Tetradic

#5d5b72

#725b70

#70725b

#5b725d

Square

#5d5b72

#725b65

#70725b

#5b7269

Shades

Color #5d5b72 mixed toward black.

#4e4c5f

#3e3d4c

#2f2e39

#1f1e26

#100f13

Tints

Color #5d5b72 mixed toward white.

#74728e

#908ea5

#acaabb

#c7c6d2

#e3e3e8

Tones

Color #5d5b72 mixed toward gray.

#5f5d70

#605f6e

#62616c

#63636a

#656568

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.2:1

White text reads better on this background (6.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c6d · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#5c5c6c · ΔE 3.3

Tritanopia

#5d6968 · ΔE 15.8

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 11.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5d5b72;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d5b72]

Related colors

Slate Blue #6a5acd

Dark Slate Blue #483d8b

Medium Slate Blue #7b68ee

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Frequently asked questions

#5d5b72 (#5d5b72) is rgb(93, 91, 114) in RGB.

No, #5d5b72 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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