#5b545f

Color #5b545f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.69 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5b545f

RGB

rgb(91, 84, 95)

HSL

hsl(278.2, 6.1%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(278.2, 11.6%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(4.2%, 11.6%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(36.73, 5.18, -5.34)

LCH

lch(36.73, 7.44, 314.13)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.0197, 313.35)

HWB

hwb(278.2, 32.9%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#585f54

Analogous

#56545f

#5b545f

#5f545d

Triadic

#5b545f

#5f5b54

#545f5b

Split-complementary

#5b545f

#5d5f54

#545f56

Tetradic

#5b545f

#5f5458

#585f54

#545f5b

Square

#5b545f

#5f5654

#585f54

#545d5f

Shades

Color #5b545f mixed toward black.

#4c464f

#3d383f

#2d2a2f

#1e1c20

#0f0e10

Tints

Color #5b545f mixed toward white.

#776e7c

#938a97

#aea7b1

#c9c4cb

#e4e2e5

Tones

Color #5b545f mixed toward gray.

#5b555e

#5a565d

#5a575c

#5a585b

#5a595a

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.3:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.88:1

White text reads better on this background (7.3:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#58585c · ΔE 5.8

Deuteranopia

#58595c · ΔE 6.8

Tritanopia

#5b5a5a · ΔE 7.5

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 7.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b545f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b545f]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5b545f (#5b545f) is rgb(91, 84, 95) in RGB.

No, #5b545f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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