#53585f

Color #53585f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#53585f

RGB

rgb(83, 88, 95)

HSL

hsl(215, 6.7%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(215, 12.6%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 7.4%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(37.2, -0.37, -4.71)

LCH

lch(37.2, 4.72, 265.51)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.013, 256.71)

HWB

hwb(215, 32.5%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f5a53

Analogous

#535e5f

#53585f

#54535f

Triadic

#53585f

#5f5358

#585f53

Split-complementary

#53585f

#5f5453

#5e5f53

Tetradic

#53585f

#5a535f

#5f5a53

#585f53

Square

#53585f

#5f535e

#5f5a53

#535f54

Shades

Color #53585f mixed toward black.

#45494f

#373b3f

#2a2c2f

#1c1d20

#0e0f10

Tints

Color #53585f mixed toward white.

#6d737c

#898f98

#a6abb2

#c4c7cb

#e1e3e5

Tones

Color #53585f mixed toward gray.

#54585e

#55585d

#56585c

#57595b

#58595a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#55555d · ΔE 3.2

Deuteranopia

#55555d · ΔE 3.2

Tritanopia

#535c5c · ΔE 5.3

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 4.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #53585f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53585f]

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

#53585f (#53585f) is rgb(83, 88, 95) in RGB.

No, #53585f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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