#525b5e

Color #525b5e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.6 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#525b5e

RGB

rgb(82, 91, 94)

HSL

hsl(195, 6.8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(195, 12.8%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 3.2%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.99, -2.82, -2.92)

LCH

lch(37.99, 4.06, 226)

OKLCH

oklch(46.4%, 0.0124, 219.75)

HWB

hwb(195, 32.2%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e5552

Analogous

#525e5b

#525b5e

#52555e

Triadic

#525b5e

#5e525b

#5b5e52

Split-complementary

#525b5e

#5e5255

#5e5b52

Tetradic

#525b5e

#55525e

#5e5552

#5b5e52

Square

#525b5e

#5b525e

#5e5552

#555e52

Shades

Color #525b5e mixed toward black.

#444c4e

#373d3f

#292d2f

#1b1e1f

#0e0f10

Tints

Color #525b5e mixed toward white.

#6c787c

#889397

#a6aeb1

#c4c9cb

#e1e4e5

Tones

Color #525b5e mixed toward gray.

#535a5d

#545a5c

#55595b

#56595a

#575859

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.02:1

White text reads better on this background (6.96:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56565d · ΔE 6.2

Deuteranopia

#56555d · ΔE 7.1

Tritanopia

#525d5d · ΔE 2.3

Achromatopsia

#595959 · ΔE 4.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #525b5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#525b5e]

Related colors

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Charcoal #36454f

Frequently asked questions

#525b5e (#525b5e) is rgb(82, 91, 94) in RGB.

No, #525b5e 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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