#515c6b

Color #515c6b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 10.8 Nearest Tailwind class gray-600 #4a5565 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#515c6b

RGB

rgb(81, 92, 107)

HSL

hsl(214.6, 13.8%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.6, 24.3%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.3%, 14%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(38.66, -0.58, -9.97)

LCH

lch(38.66, 9.99, 266.67)

OKLCH

oklch(47.1%, 0.028, 256.16)

HWB

hwb(214.6, 31.8%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b6051

Analogous

#51696b

#515c6b

#53516b

Triadic

#515c6b

#6b515c

#5c6b51

Split-complementary

#515c6b

#6b5351

#696b51

Tetradic

#515c6b

#60516b

#6b6051

#5c6b51

Square

#515c6b

#6b5169

#6b6051

#516b53

Shades

Color #515c6b mixed toward black.

#444d59

#363d47

#292e36

#1b1f24

#0e0f12

Tints

Color #515c6b mixed toward white.

#68768a

#8591a3

#a3adba

#c2c8d1

#e0e4e8

Tones

Color #515c6b mixed toward gray.

#535c69

#555d67

#585d65

#5a5d62

#5c5e60

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.79:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.79:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565668 · ΔE 6.5

Deuteranopia

#555467 · ΔE 7.4

Tritanopia

#526564 · ΔE 10.7

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 8.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #515c6b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#515c6b]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#515c6b (#515c6b) is rgb(81, 92, 107) in RGB.

No, #515c6b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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