#52565b

Color #52565b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.75 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#52565b

RGB

rgb(82, 86, 91)

HSL

hsl(213.3, 5.2%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(213.3, 9.9%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(9.9%, 5.5%, 0%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(36.38, -0.46, -3.45)

LCH

lch(36.38, 3.48, 262.41)

OKLCH

oklch(45.1%, 0.0096, 253.64)

HWB

hwb(213.3, 32.2%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b5752

Analogous

#525a5b

#52565b

#52525b

Triadic

#52565b

#5b5256

#565b52

Split-complementary

#52565b

#5b5252

#5a5b52

Tetradic

#52565b

#57525b

#5b5752

#565b52

Square

#52565b

#5b525a

#5b5752

#525b52

Shades

Color #52565b mixed toward black.

#44484c

#37393d

#292b2d

#1b1d1e

#0e0e0f

Tints

Color #52565b mixed toward white.

#6d7278

#898e94

#a6aaaf

#c4c6ca

#e1e3e4

Tones

Color #52565b mixed toward gray.

#53565a

#535659

#545659

#555658

#565657

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54545a · ΔE 2.6

Deuteranopia

#54535a · ΔE 3.5

Tritanopia

#525959 · ΔE 4

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 3.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #52565b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#52565b]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#52565b (#52565b) is rgb(82, 86, 91) in RGB.

No, #52565b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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