#535368

Color #535368

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 11.94 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#535368

RGB

rgb(83, 83, 104)

HSL

hsl(240, 11.2%, 36.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 20.2%, 40.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(20.2%, 20.2%, 0%, 59.2%)

LAB

lab(36.03, 4.95, -12.08)

LCH

lch(36.03, 13.05, 292.28)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.0342, 284.93)

HWB

hwb(240, 32.5%, 59.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#686853

Analogous

#535e68

#535368

#5e5368

Triadic

#535368

#685353

#536853

Split-complementary

#535368

#685e53

#5e6853

Tetradic

#535368

#685368

#686853

#536853

Square

#535368

#68535e

#686853

#53685e

Shades

Color #535368 mixed toward black.

#454557

#373745

#2a2a34

#1c1c23

#0e0e11

Tints

Color #535368 mixed toward white.

#6b6b86

#87879f

#a5a5b7

#c3c3cf

#e1e1e7

Tones

Color #535368 mixed toward gray.

#555566

#575765

#585863

#5a5a61

#5c5c5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.8:1

White text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#535363 · ΔE 2.2

Deuteranopia

#535362 · ΔE 2.6

Tritanopia

#53605f · ΔE 15

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 10.7

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535368;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535368]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#535368 (#535368) is rgb(83, 83, 104) in RGB.

No, #535368 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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