#53585e

Color #53585e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.37 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#53585e

RGB

rgb(83, 88, 94)

HSL

hsl(212.7, 6.2%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(212.7, 11.7%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(11.7%, 6.4%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.16, -0.61, -4.14)

LCH

lch(37.16, 4.18, 261.62)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.0116, 252.97)

HWB

hwb(212.7, 32.5%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e5953

Analogous

#535d5e

#53585e

#53535e

Triadic

#53585e

#5e5358

#585e53

Split-complementary

#53585e

#5e5353

#5d5e53

Tetradic

#53585e

#59535e

#5e5953

#585e53

Square

#53585e

#5e535d

#5e5953

#535e53

Shades

Color #53585e mixed toward black.

#45494e

#373b3f

#292c2f

#1c1d1f

#0e0f10

Tints

Color #53585e mixed toward white.

#6d747b

#898f97

#a7abb1

#c4c7cb

#e2e3e5

Tones

Color #53585e mixed toward gray.

#54585d

#55585c

#56585b

#57585a

#585859

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.18:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55555d · ΔE 3.5

Deuteranopia

#55555c · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#535b5b · ΔE 4.5

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 3.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #53585e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53585e]

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Frequently asked questions

#53585e (#53585e) is rgb(83, 88, 94) in RGB.

No, #53585e 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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