#52585e

Color #52585e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.54 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#52585e

RGB

rgb(82, 88, 94)

HSL

hsl(210, 6.8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 12.8%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 6.4%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.08, -0.99, -4.27)

LCH

lch(37.08, 4.38, 256.95)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.0124, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 32.2%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e5852

Analogous

#525e5e

#52585e

#52525e

Triadic

#52585e

#5e5258

#585e52

Split-complementary

#52585e

#5e5252

#5e5e52

Tetradic

#52585e

#58525e

#5e5852

#585e52

Square

#52585e

#5e525e

#5e5852

#525e52

Shades

Color #52585e mixed toward black.

#44494e

#373b3f

#292c2f

#1b1d1f

#0e0f10

Tints

Color #52585e mixed toward white.

#6c747c

#889097

#a6abb1

#c4c7cb

#e1e3e5

Tones

Color #52585e mixed toward gray.

#53585d

#54585c

#55585b

#56585a

#575859

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.2:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.92:1

White text reads better on this background (7.2:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55555d · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#54545c · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#525b5b · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #52585e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#52585e]

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Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#52585e (#52585e) is rgb(82, 88, 94) in RGB.

No, #52585e is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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