#5e697e

Color #5e697e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 9.47 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5e697e

RGB

rgb(94, 105, 126)

HSL

hsl(219.4, 14.5%, 43.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(219.4, 25.4%, 49.4%)

CMYK

cmyk(25.4%, 16.7%, 0%, 50.6%)

LAB

lab(44.22, 0.89, -13.05)

LCH

lch(44.22, 13.08, 273.9)

OKLCH

oklch(51.9%, 0.0359, 263.29)

HWB

hwb(219.4, 36.9%, 50.6%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7e735e

Analogous

#5e797e

#5e697e

#635e7e

Triadic

#5e697e

#7e5e69

#697e5e

Split-complementary

#5e697e

#7e635e

#797e5e

Tetradic

#5e697e

#735e7e

#7e735e

#697e5e

Square

#5e697e

#7e5e79

#7e735e

#5e7e63

Shades

Color #5e697e mixed toward black.

#4e5769

#3f4654

#2f343f

#1f232a

#101115

Tints

Color #5e697e mixed toward white.

#758198

#909aac

#acb3c1

#c8ccd6

#e3e6ea

Tones

Color #5e697e mixed toward gray.

#616a7b

#636b79

#666b76

#696c73

#6b6d71

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.53:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.8:1

White text reads better on this background (5.53:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636379 · ΔE 5.6

Deuteranopia

#626178 · ΔE 6.4

Tritanopia

#5f7575 · ΔE 13.3

Achromatopsia

#696969 · ΔE 10.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e697e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e697e]

Related colors

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Royal Blue #4169e1

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Frequently asked questions

#5e697e (#5e697e) is rgb(94, 105, 126) in RGB.

No, #5e697e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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