#5e656e

Color #5e656e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.32 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5e656e

RGB

rgb(94, 101, 110)

HSL

hsl(213.8, 7.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.8, 14.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 8.2%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(42.48, -0.65, -5.98)

LCH

lch(42.48, 6.02, 263.8)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.0167, 254.71)

HWB

hwb(213.8, 36.9%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e675e

Analogous

#5e6d6e

#5e656e

#5f5e6e

Triadic

#5e656e

#6e5e65

#656e5e

Split-complementary

#5e656e

#6e5f5e

#6d6e5e

Tetradic

#5e656e

#675e6e

#6e675e

#656e5e

Square

#5e656e

#6e5e6d

#6e675e

#5e6e5f

Shades

Color #5e656e mixed toward black.

#4e545c

#3f4349

#2f3237

#1f2225

#101112

Tints

Color #5e656e mixed toward white.

#767e89

#9198a1

#adb2b8

#c8cbd0

#e4e5e7

Tones

Color #5e656e mixed toward gray.

#5f656d

#61656b

#62656a

#636669

#656667

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.89:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.56:1

White text reads better on this background (5.89:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#61616c · ΔE 4.4

Deuteranopia

#61606b · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#5e6a6a · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 5.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e656e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e656e]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e656e (#5e656e) is rgb(94, 101, 110) in RGB.

No, #5e656e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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