#565251

Color #565251

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.37 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 2.3

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Conversions

HEX

#565251

RGB

rgb(86, 82, 81)

HSL

hsl(12, 3%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(12, 5.8%, 33.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 4.7%, 5.8%, 66.3%)

LAB

lab(35.22, 1.42, 1.17)

LCH

lch(35.22, 1.84, 39.49)

OKLCH

oklch(44.2%, 0.0055, 33.98)

HWB

hwb(12, 31.8%, 66.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515556

Analogous

#565152

#565251

#565451

Triadic

#565251

#515652

#525156

Split-complementary

#565251

#515654

#515256

Tetradic

#565251

#555651

#515556

#525156

Square

#565251

#525651

#515556

#545156

Shades

Color #565251 mixed toward black.

#484443

#393736

#2b2928

#1d1b1b

#0e0e0d

Tints

Color #565251 mixed toward white.

#736e6d

#908b89

#aca8a7

#c8c5c4

#e3e2e2

Tones

Color #565251 mixed toward gray.

#555251

#555252

#555352

#545353

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.72:1

White text reads better on this background (7.72:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#545451 · ΔE 3.1

Deuteranopia

#555551 · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#565151 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#535353 · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #565251;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#565251]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Salmon #fa8072

Frequently asked questions

#565251 (#565251) is rgb(86, 82, 81) in RGB.

No, #565251 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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