#5e697b

Color #5e697b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.06 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5e697b

RGB

rgb(94, 105, 123)

HSL

hsl(217.2, 13.4%, 42.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.2, 23.6%, 48.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.6%, 14.6%, 0%, 51.8%)

LAB

lab(44.11, 0.12, -11.41)

LCH

lch(44.11, 11.41, 270.6)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.0315, 260.33)

HWB

hwb(217.2, 36.9%, 51.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7b705e

Analogous

#5e777b

#5e697b

#615e7b

Triadic

#5e697b

#7b5e69

#697b5e

Split-complementary

#5e697b

#7b615e

#777b5e

Tetradic

#5e697b

#705e7b

#7b705e

#697b5e

Square

#5e697b

#7b5e77

#7b705e

#5e7b61

Shades

Color #5e697b mixed toward black.

#4e5766

#3f4652

#2f343d

#1f2329

#101114

Tints

Color #5e697b mixed toward white.

#748195

#909aaa

#acb3c0

#c8cdd5

#e3e6ea

Tones

Color #5e697b mixed toward gray.

#606978

#636a76

#656b74

#686b71

#6a6c6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.55:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.78:1

White text reads better on this background (5.55:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636377 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#626176 · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#5f7473 · ΔE 12.3

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 9.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e697b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e697b]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#5e697b (#5e697b) is rgb(94, 105, 123) in RGB.

No, #5e697b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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