#52565e

Color #52565e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 9.24 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.1

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Conversions

HEX

#52565e

RGB

rgb(82, 86, 94)

HSL

hsl(220, 6.8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(220, 12.8%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 8.5%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(36.48, 0.24, -5.17)

LCH

lch(36.48, 5.18, 272.66)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.014, 264.25)

HWB

hwb(220, 32.2%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e5a52

Analogous

#525c5e

#52565e

#54525e

Triadic

#52565e

#5e5256

#565e52

Split-complementary

#52565e

#5e5452

#5c5e52

Tetradic

#52565e

#5a525e

#5e5a52

#565e52

Square

#52565e

#5e525c

#5e5a52

#525e54

Shades

Color #52565e mixed toward black.

#44484e

#37393f

#292b2f

#1b1d1f

#0e0e10

Tints

Color #52565e mixed toward white.

#6c717c

#888d97

#a6aab1

#c4c6cb

#e1e3e5

Tones

Color #52565e mixed toward gray.

#53565d

#54575c

#55575b

#56575a

#575859

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.36:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.36:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#54545c · ΔE 2.3

Deuteranopia

#54535c · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#525b5a · ΔE 6.8

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #52565e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#52565e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#52565e (#52565e) is rgb(82, 86, 94) in RGB.

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

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