#3b5b5c

Color #3b5b5c

A muted dark cyan.

Closest named color Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f · ΔE 5.13 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 6.9

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Conversions

HEX

#3b5b5c

RGB

rgb(59, 91, 92)

HSL

hsl(181.8, 21.9%, 29.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(181.8, 35.9%, 36.1%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.9%, 1.1%, 0%, 63.9%)

LAB

lab(36.34, -11.36, -4.31)

LCH

lch(36.34, 12.15, 200.78)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.0375, 198.34)

HWB

hwb(181.8, 23.1%, 63.9%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c3c3b

Analogous

#3b5c4c

#3b5b5c

#3b4a5c

Triadic

#3b5b5c

#5c3b5b

#5b5c3b

Split-complementary

#3b5b5c

#5c3b4a

#5c4c3b

Tetradic

#3b5b5c

#3c3b5c

#5c3c3b

#5b5c3b

Square

#3b5b5c

#4c3b5c

#5c3c3b

#4a5c3b

Shades

Color #3b5b5c mixed toward black.

#314c4d

#273d3d

#1d2e2e

#141e1f

#0a0f0f

Tints

Color #3b5b5c mixed toward white.

#527f80

#6da0a2

#92b8b9

#b6cfd0

#dbe7e8

Tones

Color #3b5b5c mixed toward gray.

#3e5859

#405657

#435354

#465151

#494e4e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.4:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.4:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#4b4b5c · ΔE 18.1

Deuteranopia

#49465c · ΔE 21

Tritanopia

#3d5c5c · ΔE 0.6

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 12.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #3b5b5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#3b5b5c]

Related colors

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Frequently asked questions

#3b5b5c (#3b5b5c) is rgb(59, 91, 92) in RGB.

No, #3b5b5c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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