#5b555a

Color #5b555a

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.56 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 4.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5b555a

RGB

rgb(91, 85, 90)

HSL

hsl(310, 3.4%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310, 6.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 6.6%, 1.1%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(36.85, 3.47, -2.02)

LCH

lch(36.85, 4.02, 329.79)

OKLCH

oklch(45.7%, 0.0111, 331.35)

HWB

hwb(310, 33.3%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555b56

Analogous

#59555b

#5b555a

#5b5557

Triadic

#5b555a

#5a5b55

#555a5b

Split-complementary

#5b555a

#575b55

#555b59

Tetradic

#5b555a

#5b5655

#555b56

#555a5b

Square

#5b555a

#5b5955

#555b56

#55575b

Shades

Color #5b555a mixed toward black.

#4c474b

#3d393c

#2d2a2d

#1e1c1e

#0f0e0f

Tints

Color #5b555a mixed toward white.

#787076

#938c92

#aea9ad

#c9c5c9

#e4e2e4

Tones

Color #5b555a mixed toward gray.

#5a555a

#5a5659

#595659

#595759

#585758

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.26:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.89:1

White text reads better on this background (7.26:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#585859 · ΔE 4.5

Deuteranopia

#595959 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#5b5858 · ΔE 3.7

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5b555a;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b555a]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5b555a (#5b555a) is rgb(91, 85, 90) in RGB.

No, #5b555a is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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