#515959

Color #515959

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.99 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#515959

RGB

rgb(81, 89, 89)

HSL

hsl(180, 4.7%, 33.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 9%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(9%, 0%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(37.14, -3.14, -1.08)

LCH

lch(37.14, 3.32, 198.98)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.0101, 196.65)

HWB

hwb(180, 31.8%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595151

Analogous

#515955

#515959

#515559

Triadic

#515959

#595159

#595951

Split-complementary

#515959

#595155

#595551

Tetradic

#515959

#515159

#595151

#595951

Square

#515959

#555159

#595151

#555951

Shades

Color #515959 mixed toward black.

#434a4a

#363b3b

#282c2c

#1b1e1e

#0d0f0f

Tints

Color #515959 mixed toward white.

#6c7777

#889393

#a6aeae

#c4c9c9

#e1e4e4

Tones

Color #515959 mixed toward gray.

#525858

#535757

#545656

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.92:1

White text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555559 · ΔE 5.7

Deuteranopia

#545359 · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#515959 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 4.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515959;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515959]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#515959 (#515959) is rgb(81, 89, 89) in RGB.

No, #515959 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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