#616565

Color #616565

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark cyan.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 2.56 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-500 #737373 · ΔE 6.2

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Conversions

HEX

#616565

RGB

rgb(97, 101, 101)

HSL

hsl(180, 2%, 38.8%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(180, 4%, 39.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(4%, 0%, 0%, 60.4%)

LAB

lab(42.44, -1.55, -0.54)

LCH

lch(42.44, 1.64, 199.21)

OKLCH

oklch(50.3%, 0.005, 197.35)

HWB

hwb(180, 38%, 60.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#656161

Analogous

#616563

#616565

#616365

Triadic

#616565

#656165

#656561

Split-complementary

#616565

#656163

#656361

Tetradic

#616565

#616165

#656161

#656561

Square

#616565

#636165

#656161

#636561

Shades

Color #616565 mixed toward black.

#515454

#414343

#303232

#202222

#101111

Tints

Color #616565 mixed toward white.

#7a7f7f

#959999

#afb3b3

#cacccc

#e4e6e6

Tones

Color #616565 mixed toward gray.

#616565

#626464

#636363

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.56:1

White text reads better on this background (5.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#636365 · ΔE 2.9

Deuteranopia

#636265 · ΔE 3.9

Tritanopia

#616565 · ΔE 0

Achromatopsia

#646464 · ΔE 2.3

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #616565;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#616565]

Related colors

Aqua #00ffff

Azure #f0ffff

Dark Cyan #008b8b

Dark Slate Gray #2f4f4f

Light Cyan #e0ffff

Pale Turquoise #afeeee

Frequently asked questions

#616565 (#616565) is rgb(97, 101, 101) in RGB.

No, #616565 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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