#5b5655

Color #5b5655

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.74 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 3.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5b5655

RGB

rgb(91, 86, 85)

HSL

hsl(10, 3.4%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(10, 6.6%, 35.7%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 5.5%, 6.6%, 64.3%)

LAB

lab(37, 1.82, 1.31)

LCH

lch(37, 2.24, 35.75)

OKLCH

oklch(45.8%, 0.0068, 31.11)

HWB

hwb(10, 33.3%, 64.3%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555a5b

Analogous

#5b5557

#5b5655

#5b5955

Triadic

#5b5655

#555b56

#56555b

Split-complementary

#5b5655

#555b59

#55575b

Tetradic

#5b5655

#5a5b55

#555a5b

#56555b

Square

#5b5655

#575b55

#555a5b

#59555b

Shades

Color #5b5655 mixed toward black.

#4c4847

#3d3939

#2d2b2a

#1e1d1c

#0f0e0e

Tints

Color #5b5655 mixed toward white.

#787170

#938d8c

#aeaaa9

#c9c6c5

#e4e3e2

Tones

Color #5b5655 mixed toward gray.

#5a5655

#5a5756

#595756

#595757

#585857

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.22:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.91:1

White text reads better on this background (7.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595955 · ΔE 4

Deuteranopia

#595a55 · ΔE 5

Tritanopia

#5b5555 · ΔE 1

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 2.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5b5655;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5b5655]

Related colors

Tomato #ff6347

Salmon #fa8072

Misty Rose #ffe4e1

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Coral #ff7f50

Orange Red #ff4500

Frequently asked questions

#5b5655 (#5b5655) is rgb(91, 86, 85) in RGB.

No, #5b5655 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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