#536a6c

Color #536a6c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#536a6c

RGB

rgb(83, 106, 108)

HSL

hsl(184.8, 13.1%, 37.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(184.8, 23.1%, 42.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(23.1%, 1.9%, 0%, 57.6%)

LAB

lab(43.11, -7.99, -3.93)

LCH

lch(43.11, 8.9, 206.19)

OKLCH

oklch(50.6%, 0.0275, 202.92)

HWB

hwb(184.8, 32.5%, 57.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6c5553

Analogous

#536c62

#536a6c

#535e6c

Triadic

#536a6c

#6c536a

#6a6c53

Split-complementary

#536a6c

#6c535e

#6c6253

Tetradic

#536a6c

#55536c

#6c5553

#6a6c53

Square

#536a6c

#62536c

#6c5553

#5e6c53

Shades

Color #536a6c mixed toward black.

#45585a

#374748

#2a3536

#1c2324

#0e1212

Tints

Color #536a6c mixed toward white.

#6a888a

#87a0a3

#a5b8ba

#c3d0d1

#e1e7e8

Tones

Color #536a6c mixed toward gray.

#55686a

#576768

#596566

#5b6364

#5e6162

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.76:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.65:1

White text reads better on this background (5.76:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5e5e6c · ΔE 14.1

Deuteranopia

#5c5b6b · ΔE 15.4

Tritanopia

#546b6b · ΔE 1.1

Achromatopsia

#666666 · ΔE 9.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #536a6c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536a6c]

Related colors

Powder Blue #b0e0e6

Cadet Blue #5f9ea0

Dark Turquoise #00ced1

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#536a6c (#536a6c) is rgb(83, 106, 108) in RGB.

No, #536a6c 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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