#536f6b

Color #536f6b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.17 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 7.9

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Conversions

HEX

#536f6b

RGB

rgb(83, 111, 107)

HSL

hsl(171.4, 14.4%, 38%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(171.4, 25.2%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.2%, 0%, 3.6%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(44.62, -11.11, -1.1)

LCH

lch(44.62, 11.16, 185.65)

OKLCH

oklch(51.8%, 0.0333, 185.33)

HWB

hwb(171.4, 32.5%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f5357

Analogous

#536f5d

#536f6b

#53656f

Triadic

#536f6b

#6b536f

#6f6b53

Split-complementary

#536f6b

#6f5365

#6f5d53

Tetradic

#536f6b

#53576f

#6f5357

#6f6b53

Square

#536f6b

#5d536f

#6f5357

#656f53

Shades

Color #536f6b mixed toward black.

#455c59

#374a47

#293735

#1c2524

#0e1212

Tints

Color #536f6b mixed toward white.

#6a8d88

#86a5a0

#a5bbb8

#c3d2d0

#e1e8e7

Tones

Color #536f6b mixed toward gray.

#556d69

#586a68

#5a6866

#5c6664

#5f6363

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.45:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.85:1

White text reads better on this background (5.45:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#60616c · ΔE 15.7

Deuteranopia

#5f5d6c · ΔE 18.6

Tritanopia

#556d6d · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#6a6a6a · ΔE 12.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #536f6b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#536f6b]

Related colors

Turquoise #40e0d0

Light Sea Green #20b2aa

Medium Turquoise #48d1cc

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Frequently asked questions

#536f6b (#536f6b) is rgb(83, 111, 107) in RGB.

No, #536f6b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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