#5b525a

Color #5b525a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.51 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5b525a

RGB

rgb(91, 82, 90)

HSL

hsl(306.7, 5.2%, 33.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(306.7, 9.9%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.9%, 1.1%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(35.98, 5.33, -3.32)

LCH

lch(35.98, 6.28, 328.08)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.0172, 329.26)

HWB

hwb(306.7, 32.2%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525b53

Analogous

#57525b

#5b525a

#5b5255

Triadic

#5b525a

#5a5b52

#525a5b

Split-complementary

#5b525a

#555b52

#525b57

Tetradic

#5b525a

#5b5352

#525b53

#525a5b

Square

#5b525a

#5b5752

#525b53

#52555b

Shades

Color #5b525a mixed toward black.

#4c444b

#3d373c

#2d292d

#1e1b1e

#0f0e0f

Tints

Color #5b525a mixed toward white.

#786d77

#948993

#afa6ae

#cac4c9

#e4e1e4

Tones

Color #5b525a mixed toward gray.

#5a5359

#595359

#595458

#585558

#575657

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.5:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.8:1

White text reads better on this background (7.5:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#575758 · ΔE 6.8

Deuteranopia

#585858 · ΔE 7.3

Tritanopia

#5b5756 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 7.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b525a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b525a]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5b525a (#5b525a) is rgb(91, 82, 90) in RGB.

No, #5b525a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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