#5e697c

Color #5e697c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.16 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5e697c

RGB

rgb(94, 105, 124)

HSL

hsl(218, 13.8%, 42.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(218, 24.2%, 48.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.2%, 15.3%, 0%, 51.4%)

LAB

lab(44.14, 0.37, -11.96)

LCH

lch(44.14, 11.97, 271.77)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.033, 261.45)

HWB

hwb(218, 36.9%, 51.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7c715e

Analogous

#5e787c

#5e697c

#625e7c

Triadic

#5e697c

#7c5e69

#697c5e

Split-complementary

#5e697c

#7c625e

#787c5e

Tetradic

#5e697c

#715e7c

#7c715e

#697c5e

Square

#5e697c

#7c5e78

#7c715e

#5e7c62

Shades

Color #5e697c mixed toward black.

#4e5767

#3f4653

#2f343e

#1f2329

#101115

Tints

Color #5e697c mixed toward white.

#748196

#909aab

#acb3c0

#c8cdd5

#e3e6ea

Tones

Color #5e697c mixed toward gray.

#606a79

#636a77

#656b74

#686c72

#6a6c6f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.54:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.79:1

White text reads better on this background (5.54:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636378 · ΔE 5.9

Deuteranopia

#626177 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#5f7473 · ΔE 12.7

Achromatopsia

#686868 · ΔE 9.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e697c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e697c]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e697c (#5e697c) is rgb(94, 105, 124) in RGB.

No, #5e697c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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