#53595f

Color #53595f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.18 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#53595f

RGB

rgb(83, 89, 95)

HSL

hsl(210, 6.7%, 34.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(210, 12.6%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.6%, 6.3%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(37.5, -0.99, -4.27)

LCH

lch(37.5, 4.38, 256.95)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.0124, 248.2)

HWB

hwb(210, 32.5%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f5953

Analogous

#535f5f

#53595f

#53535f

Triadic

#53595f

#5f5359

#595f53

Split-complementary

#53595f

#5f5353

#5f5f53

Tetradic

#53595f

#59535f

#5f5953

#595f53

Square

#53595f

#5f535f

#5f5953

#535f53

Shades

Color #53595f mixed toward black.

#454a4f

#373b3f

#2a2c2f

#1c1e20

#0e0f10

Tints

Color #53595f mixed toward white.

#6d757c

#899098

#a6acb2

#c4c8cb

#e1e3e5

Tones

Color #53595f mixed toward gray.

#54595e

#55595d

#56595c

#57595b

#58595a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.09:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.96:1

White text reads better on this background (7.09:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#56565e · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#55555d · ΔE 4.1

Tritanopia

#535c5c · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 4.1

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #53595f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#53595f]

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Steel Blue #4682b4

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Frequently asked questions

#53595f (#53595f) is rgb(83, 89, 95) in RGB.

No, #53595f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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