#5b5b6b

Color #5b5b6b

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 11.1 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5b6b

RGB

rgb(91, 91, 107)

HSL

hsl(240, 8.1%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(240, 15%, 42%)

CMYK

cmyk(15%, 15%, 0%, 58%)

LAB

lab(39.19, 3.62, -9.1)

LCH

lch(39.19, 9.79, 291.69)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.0256, 285.39)

HWB

hwb(240, 35.7%, 58%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6b6b5b

Analogous

#5b636b

#5b5b6b

#635b6b

Triadic

#5b5b6b

#6b5b5b

#5b6b5b

Split-complementary

#5b5b6b

#6b635b

#636b5b

Tetradic

#5b5b6b

#6b5b6b

#6b6b5b

#5b6b5b

Square

#5b5b6b

#6b5b63

#6b6b5b

#5b6b63

Shades

Color #5b5b6b mixed toward black.

#4c4c59

#3d3d47

#2d2d35

#1e1e24

#0f0f12

Tints

Color #5b5b6b mixed toward white.

#737387

#8f8f9f

#ababb7

#c7c7cf

#e3e3e7

Tones

Color #5b5b6b mixed toward gray.

#5c5c6a

#5e5e68

#5f5f67

#606066

#626264

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.15:1

White text reads better on this background (6.66:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b67 · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#5b5b67 · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#5b6464 · ΔE 11.2

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 8.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5b6b;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5b6b]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5b5b6b (#5b5b6b) is rgb(91, 91, 107) in RGB.

No, #5b5b6b is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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