#515252

Color #515252

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.63 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 0.6

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Conversions

HEX

#515252

RGB

rgb(81, 82, 82)

HSL

hsl(180, 0.6%, 32%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 1.2%, 32.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.2%, 0%, 0%, 67.8%)

LAB

lab(34.79, -0.4, -0.14)

LCH

lch(34.79, 0.42, 199.29)

OKLCH

oklch(43.8%, 0.0013, 198.43)

HWB

hwb(180, 31.8%, 67.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525151

Analogous

#515252

Triadic

#515252

#525152

#525251

Split-complementary

#515252

#525152

#525251

Tetradic

#515252

#515152

#525151

#525251

Square

#515252

#525152

#525151

#525251

Shades

Color #515252 mixed toward black.

#444444

#363737

#292929

#1b1b1b

#0e0e0e

Tints

Color #515252 mixed toward white.

#6e6f6f

#8b8c8c

#a8a9a9

#c5c6c6

#e2e2e2

Tones

Color #515252 mixed toward gray.

#515252

#525252

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.84:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.68:1

White text reads better on this background (7.84:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#515152 · ΔE 1

Deuteranopia

#515152 · ΔE 1

Tritanopia

#515252 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#525252 · ΔE 0.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515252;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515252]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#515252 (#515252) is rgb(81, 82, 82) in RGB.

No, #515252 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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