#5b5259

Color #5b5259

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.26 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5259

RGB

rgb(91, 82, 89)

HSL

hsl(313.3, 5.2%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(313.3, 9.9%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 2.2%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.95, 5.12, -2.74)

LCH

lch(35.95, 5.81, 331.85)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.0161, 333.43)

HWB

hwb(313.3, 32.2%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525b54

Analogous

#58525b

#5b5259

#5b5254

Triadic

#5b5259

#595b52

#52595b

Split-complementary

#5b5259

#545b52

#525b58

Tetradic

#5b5259

#5b5452

#525b54

#52595b

Square

#5b5259

#5b5852

#525b54

#52545b

Shades

Color #5b5259 mixed toward black.

#4c444a

#3d373b

#2d292c

#1e1b1e

#0f0e0f

Tints

Color #5b5259 mixed toward white.

#786d76

#948992

#afa6ad

#cac4c8

#e4e1e4

Tones

Color #5b5259 mixed toward gray.

#5a5359

#595358

#595458

#585557

#575657

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.51:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.8:1

White text reads better on this background (7.51:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575757 · ΔE 6.9

Deuteranopia

#585857 · ΔE 7.6

Tritanopia

#5b5656 · ΔE 4.9

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 6.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5259;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5259]

Related colors

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Frequently asked questions

#5b5259 (#5b5259) is rgb(91, 82, 89) in RGB.

No, #5b5259 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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