#5b7180

Color #5b7180

A muted medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.78 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 5.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b7180

RGB

rgb(91, 113, 128)

HSL

hsl(204.3, 16.9%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(204.3, 28.9%, 50.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(28.9%, 11.7%, 0%, 49.8%)

LAB

lab(46.44, -4.34, -10.92)

LCH

lch(46.44, 11.75, 248.33)

OKLCH

oklch(53.7%, 0.0351, 238.03)

HWB

hwb(204.3, 35.7%, 49.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#806a5b

Analogous

#5b807c

#5b7180

#5b5e80

Triadic

#5b7180

#805b71

#71805b

Split-complementary

#5b7180

#805b5e

#807c5b

Tetradic

#5b7180

#6a5b80

#806a5b

#71805b

Square

#5b7180

#7c5b80

#806a5b

#5e805b

Shades

Color #5b7180 mixed toward black.

#4c5e6b

#3d4b55

#2d3840

#1e262b

#0f1315

Tints

Color #5b7180 mixed toward white.

#718a9a

#8ea1ae

#aab9c3

#c6d0d7

#e3e8eb

Tones

Color #5b7180 mixed toward gray.

#5e707d

#61707a

#646f77

#676f74

#6a6e70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.12:1

White text reads better on this background (5.1:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#65657d · ΔE 12.5

Deuteranopia

#64627c · ΔE 13.9

Tritanopia

#5c7a79 · ΔE 9.9

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b7180;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b7180]

Related colors

Charcoal #36454f

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Steel Blue #4682b4

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Light Slate Gray #778899

Frequently asked questions

#5b7180 (#5b7180) is rgb(91, 113, 128) in RGB.

No, #5b7180 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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