#5b4c59

Color #5b4c59

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Charcoal #36454f · ΔE 13.73 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 1.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b4c59

RGB

rgb(91, 76, 89)

HSL

hsl(308, 9%, 32.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(308, 16.5%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 16.5%, 2.2%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(34.22, 8.89, -5.29)

LCH

lch(34.22, 10.34, 329.25)

OKLCH

oklch(43.6%, 0.0286, 330.48)

HWB

hwb(308, 29.8%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4c5b4e

Analogous

#554c5b

#5b4c59

#5b4c51

Triadic

#5b4c59

#595b4c

#4c595b

Split-complementary

#5b4c59

#515b4c

#4c5b55

Tetradic

#5b4c59

#5b4e4c

#4c5b4e

#4c595b

Square

#5b4c59

#5b554c

#4c5b4e

#4c515b

Shades

Color #5b4c59 mixed toward black.

#4c3f4a

#3d333b

#2d262c

#1e191e

#0f0d0f

Tints

Color #5b4c59 mixed toward white.

#7a6677

#978294

#b1a1af

#cbc1ca

#e5e0e4

Tones

Color #5b4c59 mixed toward gray.

#5a4d58

#584e57

#575056

#565155

#555254

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.01:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.62:1

White text reads better on this background (8.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#555556 · ΔE 10.5

Deuteranopia

#565755 · ΔE 13

Tritanopia

#5a5453 · ΔE 9.1

Achromatopsia

#505050 · ΔE 10.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b4c59;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b4c59]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5b4c59 (#5b4c59) is rgb(91, 76, 89) in RGB.

No, #5b4c59 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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