#5b5c66

Color #5b5c66

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.97 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.5

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5c66

RGB

rgb(91, 92, 102)

HSL

hsl(234.5, 5.7%, 37.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(234.5, 10.8%, 40%)

CMYK

cmyk(10.8%, 9.8%, 0%, 60%)

LAB

lab(39.31, 1.83, -5.84)

LCH

lch(39.31, 6.12, 287.4)

OKLCH

oklch(47.7%, 0.016, 281.17)

HWB

hwb(234.5, 35.7%, 60%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#66655b

Analogous

#5b6166

#5b5c66

#5f5b66

Triadic

#5b5c66

#665b5c

#5c665b

Split-complementary

#5b5c66

#665f5b

#61665b

Tetradic

#5b5c66

#655b66

#66655b

#5c665b

Square

#5b5c66

#665b61

#66655b

#5b665f

Shades

Color #5b5c66 mixed toward black.

#4c4d55

#3d3d44

#2d2e33

#1e1f22

#0f0f11

Tints

Color #5b5c66 mixed toward white.

#747582

#8f909b

#abacb4

#c7c8cd

#e3e3e6

Tones

Color #5b5c66 mixed toward gray.

#5c5d65

#5d5d64

#5e5e63

#5f5f62

#5f6061

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.63:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.17:1

White text reads better on this background (6.63:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b64 · ΔE 0.7

Deuteranopia

#5b5b63 · ΔE 1.1

Tritanopia

#5b6261 · ΔE 8.1

Achromatopsia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 5.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5c66;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5c66]

Related colors

Navy #000080

Lavender #e6e6fa

Blue #0000ff

Dark Blue #00008b

Ghost White #f8f8ff

Medium Blue #0000cd

Frequently asked questions

#5b5c66 (#5b5c66) is rgb(91, 92, 102) in RGB.

No, #5b5c66 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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