#5f656d

Color #5f656d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.65 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 6.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5f656d

RGB

rgb(95, 101, 109)

HSL

hsl(214.3, 6.9%, 40%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(214.3, 12.8%, 42.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(12.8%, 7.3%, 0%, 57.3%)

LAB

lab(42.53, -0.52, -5.3)

LCH

lch(42.53, 5.33, 264.4)

OKLCH

oklch(50.4%, 0.0148, 255.49)

HWB

hwb(214.3, 37.3%, 57.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6d675f

Analogous

#5f6c6d

#5f656d

#605f6d

Triadic

#5f656d

#6d5f65

#656d5f

Split-complementary

#5f656d

#6d605f

#6c6d5f

Tetradic

#5f656d

#675f6d

#6d675f

#656d5f

Square

#5f656d

#6d5f6c

#6d675f

#5f6d60

Shades

Color #5f656d mixed toward black.

#4f545b

#3f4349

#2f3237

#202224

#101112

Tints

Color #5f656d mixed toward white.

#777e88

#9298a0

#adb2b8

#c8cbd0

#e4e5e7

Tones

Color #5f656d mixed toward gray.

#60656c

#61656b

#62656a

#646668

#656667

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.88:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.57:1

White text reads better on this background (5.88:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#62626b · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#61616b · ΔE 4

Tritanopia

#5f6a69 · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 4.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5f656d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f656d]

Related colors

Light Steel Blue #b0c4de

Cornflower Blue #6495ed

Light Slate Gray #778899

Slate Gray #708090

Dodger Blue #1e90ff

Alice Blue #f0f8ff

Frequently asked questions

#5f656d (#5f656d) is rgb(95, 101, 109) in RGB.

No, #5f656d 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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