#53565a

Color #53565a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.44 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.9

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Conversions

HEX

#53565a

RGB

rgb(83, 86, 90)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 4%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 7.8%, 35.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(7.8%, 4.4%, 0%, 64.7%)

LAB

lab(36.43, -0.3, -2.73)

LCH

lch(36.43, 2.75, 263.73)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.0075, 255.41)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 32.5%, 64.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5a5753

Analogous

#53595a

#53565a

#53535a

Triadic

#53565a

#5a5356

#565a53

Split-complementary

#53565a

#5a5353

#595a53

Tetradic

#53565a

#57535a

#5a5753

#565a53

Square

#53565a

#5a5359

#5a5753

#535a53

Shades

Color #53565a mixed toward black.

#45484b

#37393c

#292b2d

#1c1d1e

#0e0e0f

Tints

Color #53565a mixed toward white.

#6e7277

#8a8e93

#a7aaae

#c5c6c9

#e2e3e4

Tones

Color #53565a mixed toward gray.

#545659

#555658

#565657

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.85:1

White text reads better on this background (7.38:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545459 · ΔE 2.1

Deuteranopia

#545459 · ΔE 2.1

Tritanopia

#535858 · ΔE 3.1

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 2.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #53565a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53565a]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#53565a (#53565a) is rgb(83, 86, 90) in RGB.

No, #53565a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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