#535d5c

Color #535d5c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.14 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 3

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Conversions

HEX

#535d5c

RGB

rgb(83, 93, 92)

HSL

hsl(174, 5.7%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(174, 10.8%, 36.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 0%, 1.1%, 63.5%)

LAB

lab(38.62, -4.11, -0.75)

LCH

lch(38.62, 4.18, 190.34)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.0126, 189.61)

HWB

hwb(174, 32.5%, 63.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5d5354

Analogous

#535d57

#535d5c

#53595d

Triadic

#535d5c

#5c535d

#5d5c53

Split-complementary

#535d5c

#5d5359

#5d5753

Tetradic

#535d5c

#53545d

#5d5354

#5d5c53

Square

#535d5c

#57535d

#5d5354

#595d53

Shades

Color #535d5c mixed toward black.

#454d4d

#373e3d

#292e2e

#1c1f1f

#0e0f0f

Tints

Color #535d5c mixed toward white.

#6d7a79

#899695

#a7b0af

#c4caca

#e2e5e4

Tones

Color #535d5c mixed toward gray.

#545c5b

#555b5b

#555a5a

#565a59

#575959

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.8:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.09:1

White text reads better on this background (6.8:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#57585c · ΔE 6.4

Deuteranopia

#57565c · ΔE 8.3

Tritanopia

#545c5c · ΔE 1.3

Achromatopsia

#5b5b5b · ΔE 5.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #535d5c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#535d5c]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#535d5c (#535d5c) is rgb(83, 93, 92) in RGB.

No, #535d5c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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