#5f656f

Color #5f656f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning medium blue.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 6.66 Nearest Tailwind class gray-500 #6a7282 · ΔE 5.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5f656f

RGB

rgb(95, 101, 111)

HSL

hsl(217.5, 7.8%, 40.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(217.5, 14.4%, 43.5%)

CMYK

cmyk(14.4%, 9%, 0%, 56.5%)

LAB

lab(42.59, -0.05, -6.41)

LCH

lch(42.59, 6.41, 269.55)

OKLCH

oklch(50.5%, 0.0175, 260.81)

HWB

hwb(217.5, 37.3%, 56.5%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6f695f

Analogous

#5f6d6f

#5f656f

#615f6f

Triadic

#5f656f

#6f5f65

#656f5f

Split-complementary

#5f656f

#6f615f

#6d6f5f

Tetradic

#5f656f

#695f6f

#6f695f

#656f5f

Square

#5f656f

#6f5f6d

#6f695f

#5f6f61

Shades

Color #5f656f mixed toward black.

#4f545d

#3f434a

#2f3338

#202225

#101113

Tints

Color #5f656f mixed toward white.

#767e8a

#9298a2

#adb2b9

#c8cbd0

#e4e5e8

Tones

Color #5f656f mixed toward gray.

#60656e

#62666c

#63666b

#64666a

#666768

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.58:1

White text reads better on this background (5.87:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#62626d · ΔE 3.6

Deuteranopia

#61616c · ΔE 3.6

Tritanopia

#5f6b6a · ΔE 7.8

Achromatopsia

#656565 · ΔE 5.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5f656f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5f656f]

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

#5f656f (#5f656f) is rgb(95, 101, 111) in RGB.

No, #5f656f 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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