#5e737d

Color #5e737d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium cyan.

Closest named color Slate Gray #708090 · ΔE 6.98 Nearest Tailwind class mist-500 #67787c · ΔE 3.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5e737d

RGB

rgb(94, 115, 125)

HSL

hsl(199.4, 14.2%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(199.4, 24.8%, 49%)

CMYK

cmyk(24.8%, 8%, 0%, 51%)

LAB

lab(47.13, -5.28, -8.06)

LCH

lch(47.13, 9.64, 236.77)

OKLCH

oklch(54.2%, 0.0293, 228.32)

HWB

hwb(199.4, 36.9%, 51%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#7d685e

Analogous

#5e7d77

#5e737d

#5e637d

Triadic

#5e737d

#7d5e73

#737d5e

Split-complementary

#5e737d

#7d5e63

#7d775e

Tetradic

#5e737d

#685e7d

#7d685e

#737d5e

Square

#5e737d

#775e7d

#7d685e

#637d5e

Shades

Color #5e737d mixed toward black.

#4e6068

#3f4d53

#2f393e

#1f262a

#101315

Tints

Color #5e737d mixed toward white.

#748c97

#90a3ac

#acbac1

#c8d1d5

#e3e8ea

Tones

Color #5e737d mixed toward gray.

#60727a

#637178

#667075

#686f73

#6b6e70

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.97:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.22:1

White text reads better on this background (4.97:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#68687b · ΔE 12.4

Deuteranopia

#67657a · ΔE 14

Tritanopia

#5f7978 · ΔE 6.9

Achromatopsia

#707070 · ΔE 9

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e737d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e737d]

Related colors

Sky Blue #87ceeb

Light Sky Blue #87cefa

Deep Sky Blue #00bfff

Charcoal #36454f

Light Blue #add8e6

Steel Blue #4682b4

Frequently asked questions

#5e737d (#5e737d) is rgb(94, 115, 125) in RGB.

No, #5e737d is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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