#5e696e

Color #5e696e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.25 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#5e696e

RGB

rgb(94, 105, 110)

HSL

hsl(198.8, 7.8%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(198.8, 14.5%, 43.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.5%, 4.5%, 0%, 56.9%)

LAB

lab(43.67, -3.04, -4.22)

LCH

lch(43.67, 5.2, 234.23)

OKLCH

oklch(51.3%, 0.0156, 226.81)

HWB

hwb(198.8, 36.9%, 56.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6e635e

Analogous

#5e6e6b

#5e696e

#5e616e

Triadic

#5e696e

#6e5e69

#696e5e

Split-complementary

#5e696e

#6e5e61

#6e6b5e

Tetradic

#5e696e

#635e6e

#6e635e

#696e5e

Square

#5e696e

#6b5e6e

#6e635e

#616e5e

Shades

Color #5e696e mixed toward black.

#4e575c

#3f4649

#2f3437

#1f2325

#101112

Tints

Color #5e696e mixed toward white.

#768389

#919ca1

#adb5b8

#c8cdd0

#e4e6e7

Tones

Color #5e696e mixed toward gray.

#5f686d

#61686b

#62676a

#636769

#656667

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.64:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.72:1

White text reads better on this background (5.64:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#63636d · ΔE 7.3

Deuteranopia

#62616d · ΔE 8.7

Tritanopia

#5f6c6c · ΔE 3.4

Achromatopsia

#676767 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e696e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e696e]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5e696e (#5e696e) is rgb(94, 105, 110) in RGB.

No, #5e696e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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