#515a62

Color #515a62

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.98 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#515a62

RGB

rgb(81, 90, 98)

HSL

hsl(208.2, 9.5%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(208.2, 17.3%, 38.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(17.3%, 8.2%, 0%, 61.6%)

LAB

lab(37.74, -1.62, -5.79)

LCH

lch(37.74, 6.01, 254.37)

OKLCH

oklch(46.3%, 0.0172, 244.92)

HWB

hwb(208.2, 31.8%, 61.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#625951

Analogous

#516261

#515a62

#515262

Triadic

#515a62

#62515a

#5a6251

Split-complementary

#515a62

#625152

#626151

Tetradic

#515a62

#595162

#625951

#5a6251

Square

#515a62

#615162

#625951

#526251

Shades

Color #515a62 mixed toward black.

#444b52

#363c41

#292d31

#1b1e21

#0e0f10

Tints

Color #515a62 mixed toward white.

#6a7680

#86919b

#a4adb4

#c3c8cd

#e1e4e6

Tones

Color #515a62 mixed toward gray.

#525a61

#545a5f

#555a5e

#575a5c

#585a5b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.03:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.99:1

White text reads better on this background (7.03:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555560 · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#555460 · ΔE 6.7

Tritanopia

#515f5e · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 5.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #515a62;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515a62]

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Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#515a62 (#515a62) is rgb(81, 90, 98) in RGB.

No, #515a62 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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