#535956

Color #535956

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark green.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.85 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#535956

RGB

rgb(83, 89, 86)

HSL

hsl(150, 3.5%, 33.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(150, 6.7%, 34.9%)

CMYK

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

LAB

lab(37.22, -3.02, 0.92)

LCH

lch(37.22, 3.16, 163.06)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.009, 164.58)

HWB

hwb(150, 32.5%, 65.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#595356

Analogous

#535953

#535956

#535959

Triadic

#535956

#565359

#595653

Split-complementary

#535956

#595359

#595353

Tetradic

#535956

#535659

#595356

#595653

Square

#535956

#535359

#595356

#595953

Shades

Color #535956 mixed toward black.

#454a48

#373b39

#292c2b

#1c1e1d

#0e0f0e

Tints

Color #535956 mixed toward white.

#6e7672

#8a928e

#a8adaa

#c5c9c7

#e2e4e3

Tones

Color #535956 mixed toward gray.

#535856

#545856

#545756

#555756

#555656

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.16:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.16:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#565657 · ΔE 4.7

Deuteranopia

#555557 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#535757 · ΔE 2.4

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 4.2

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #535956;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535956]

Related colors

Mint Cream #f5fffa

Spring Green #00ff7f

Medium Sea Green #3cb371

Sea Green #2e8b57

Medium Spring Green #00fa9a

Medium Aquamarine #66cdaa

Frequently asked questions

#535956 (#535956) is rgb(83, 89, 86) in RGB.

No, #535956 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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