#3b5656

Color #3b5656

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 3.68 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#3b5656

RGB

rgb(59, 86, 86)

HSL

hsl(180, 18.6%, 28.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 31.4%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(31.4%, 0%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(34.51, -10.05, -3.26)

LCH

lch(34.51, 10.57, 197.97)

OKLCH

oklch(43.2%, 0.0323, 195.97)

HWB

hwb(180, 23.1%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#563b3b

Analogous

#3b5648

#3b5656

#3b4856

Triadic

#3b5656

#563b56

#56563b

Split-complementary

#3b5656

#563b48

#56483b

Tetradic

#3b5656

#3b3b56

#563b3b

#56563b

Square

#3b5656

#483b56

#563b3b

#48563b

Shades

Color #3b5656 mixed toward black.

#314848

#273939

#1d2b2b

#141d1d

#0a0e0e

Tints

Color #3b5656 mixed toward white.

#547a7a

#6f9c9c

#93b5b5

#b7cdcd

#dbe6e6

Tones

Color #3b5656 mixed toward gray.

#3d5454

#3f5151

#424f4f

#444d4d

#464b4b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.92:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.65:1

White text reads better on this background (7.92:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#484856 · ΔE 16.2

Deuteranopia

#474456 · ΔE 19

Tritanopia

#3d5656 · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#515151 · ΔE 11.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #3b5656;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b5656]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#3b5656 (#3b5656) is rgb(59, 86, 86) in RGB.

No, #3b5656 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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