#5b656a

Color #5b656a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.44 Nearest Tailwind class mist-600 #4b585b · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#5b656a

RGB

rgb(91, 101, 106)

HSL

hsl(200, 7.6%, 38.6%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(200, 14.2%, 41.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.2%, 4.7%, 0%, 58.4%)

LAB

lab(42.11, -2.69, -4.13)

LCH

lch(42.11, 4.93, 236.92)

OKLCH

oklch(50%, 0.0147, 229.14)

HWB

hwb(200, 35.7%, 58.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6a605b

Analogous

#5b6a67

#5b656a

#5b5d6a

Triadic

#5b656a

#6a5b65

#656a5b

Split-complementary

#5b656a

#6a5b5d

#6a675b

Tetradic

#5b656a

#605b6a

#6a605b

#656a5b

Square

#5b656a

#675b6a

#6a605b

#5d6a5b

Shades

Color #5b656a mixed toward black.

#4c5458

#3d4347

#2d3235

#1e2223

#0f1112

Tints

Color #5b656a mixed toward white.

#738086

#8f999f

#abb3b7

#c7cccf

#e3e6e7

Tones

Color #5b656a mixed toward gray.

#5c6569

#5d6467

#5f6466

#606365

#616364

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.98:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.51:1

White text reads better on this background (5.98:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5f6069 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#5f5e69 · ΔE 7.9

Tritanopia

#5c6868 · ΔE 3.5

Achromatopsia

#636363 · ΔE 5.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b656a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b656a]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Charcoal #36454f

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5b656a (#5b656a) is rgb(91, 101, 106) in RGB.

No, #5b656a 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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