#525456

Color #525456

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.92 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 1.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#525456

RGB

rgb(82, 84, 86)

HSL

hsl(210, 2.4%, 32.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 4.7%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.7%, 2.3%, 0%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(35.61, -0.36, -1.44)

LCH

lch(35.61, 1.48, 255.96)

OKLCH

oklch(44.5%, 0.0042, 247.69)

HWB

hwb(210, 32.2%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#565452

Analogous

#525656

#525456

#525256

Triadic

#525456

#565254

#545652

Split-complementary

#525456

#565252

#565652

Tetradic

#525456

#545256

#565452

#545652

Square

#525456

#565256

#565452

#525652

Shades

Color #525456 mixed toward black.

#444648

#373839

#292a2b

#1b1c1d

#0e0e0e

Tints

Color #525456 mixed toward white.

#6e7073

#8a8d90

#a7a9ac

#c5c6c7

#e2e2e3

Tones

Color #525456 mixed toward gray.

#525456

#535455

#545454

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.61:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.76:1

White text reads better on this background (7.61:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535356 · ΔE 1.5

Deuteranopia

#535355 · ΔE 1.2

Tritanopia

#525555 · ΔE 1.6

Achromatopsia

#545454 · ΔE 1.5

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #525456;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#525456]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#525456 (#525456) is rgb(82, 84, 86) in RGB.

No, #525456 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #525456, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast