#535659

Color #535659

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.31 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.5

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Conversions

HEX

#535659

RGB

rgb(83, 86, 89)

HSL

hsl(210, 3.5%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 6.7%, 34.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(6.7%, 3.4%, 0%, 65.1%)

LAB

lab(36.4, -0.53, -2.16)

LCH

lch(36.4, 2.22, 256.21)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.0062, 248.37)

HWB

hwb(210, 32.5%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595653

Analogous

#535959

#535659

#535359

Triadic

#535659

#595356

#565953

Split-complementary

#535659

#595353

#595953

Tetradic

#535659

#565359

#595653

#565953

Square

#535659

#595359

#595653

#535953

Shades

Color #535659 mixed toward black.

#45484a

#37393b

#292b2c

#1c1d1e

#0e0e0f

Tints

Color #535659 mixed toward white.

#6e7276

#8a8e92

#a8aaad

#c5c7c9

#e2e3e4

Tones

Color #535659 mixed toward gray.

#535658

#545658

#545657

#555657

#555656

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.84:1

White text reads better on this background (7.39:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545458 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#545458 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#535858 · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 2.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535659;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535659]

Related colors

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

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Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#535659 (#535659) is rgb(83, 86, 89) in RGB.

No, #535659 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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