#53696D

#53696D

Color Values

HEX

#53696D

RGB

83, 105, 109

HSL

189.2, 13.5%, 37.6%

HSV

189.2, 23.9%, 42.7%

CMYK

23.9%, 3.7%, 0.0%, 57.3%

OKLCH

0.5044 0.027 209.9

Properties

Cool Dark Nearest: NCS S 6000-N Medium Dark Grey

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#53696D

#6D5753

Analogous

#536D64

#535C6D

#53696D

Triadic

#53696D

#6D5369

#696D53

Split Complementary

#53696D

#6D535C

#6D6453

Tetradic

#53696D

#64536D

#6D5753

#5C6D53

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#53696D

Protanopia

#5D5D6C

Deuteranopia

#5B5A6C

Tritanopia

#546B6B

Achromatopsia

#656565

CSS Usage

background-color: #53696D;
color: #53696D;
border-color: #53696D;
Nearest Tailwind: Gray 500 #6B7280

Tailwind Shades

50
#F6F8F8
100
#EBEFEF
200
#D6DFE0
300
#BAC8CA
400
#94A9AD
500
#6E8B91
600
#587074
700
#47595D
800
#374648
900
#2B3536
950
#1B2122

Contrast Checker

Text on white

5.82:1

AA Pass AAA Fail

Text on black

3.61:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

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