#525f74

Color #525f74

A muted dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.33 Nearest Tailwind class slate-600 #45556c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#525f74

RGB

rgb(82, 95, 116)

HSL

hsl(217.1, 17.2%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.1, 29.3%, 45.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(29.3%, 18.1%, 0%, 54.5%)

LAB

lab(39.98, 0.31, -13.5)

LCH

lch(39.98, 13.5, 271.32)

OKLCH

oklch(48.3%, 0.0376, 259.89)

HWB

hwb(217.1, 32.2%, 54.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#746752

Analogous

#527074

#525f74

#565274

Triadic

#525f74

#74525f

#5f7452

Split-complementary

#525f74

#745652

#707452

Tetradic

#525f74

#675274

#746752

#5f7452

Square

#525f74

#745270

#746752

#527456

Shades

Color #525f74 mixed toward black.

#444f61

#373f4d

#292f3a

#1b2027

#0e1013

Tints

Color #525f74 mixed toward white.

#677892

#8593a9

#a4aebe

#c2c9d4

#e1e4e9

Tones

Color #525f74 mixed toward gray.

#556071

#58606e

#5a616b

#5d6269

#606266

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.25:1

White text reads better on this background (6.47:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58586f · ΔE 6.7

Deuteranopia

#57566e · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#536c6b · ΔE 14

Achromatopsia

#5e5e5e · ΔE 10.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #525f74;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#525f74]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Royal Blue #4169e1

Frequently asked questions

#525f74 (#525f74) is rgb(82, 95, 116) in RGB.

No, #525f74 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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