#5c595e

Color #5c595e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#5c595e

RGB

rgb(92, 89, 94)

HSL

hsl(276, 2.7%, 35.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(276, 5.3%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 5.3%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.25, 2.26, -2.45)

LCH

lch(38.25, 3.33, 312.69)

OKLCH

oklch(46.9%, 0.0088, 312.23)

HWB

hwb(276, 34.9%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5b5e59

Analogous

#5a595e

#5c595e

#5e595e

Triadic

#5c595e

#5e5c59

#595e5c

Split-complementary

#5c595e

#5e5e59

#595e5a

Tetradic

#5c595e

#5e595b

#5b5e59

#595e5c

Square

#5c595e

#5e5a59

#5b5e59

#595e5e

Shades

Color #5c595e mixed toward black.

#4d4a4e

#3d3b3f

#2e2d2f

#1f1e1f

#0f0f10

Tints

Color #5c595e mixed toward white.

#77747a

#938f95

#aeabaf

#c9c7ca

#e4e3e4

Tones

Color #5c595e mixed toward gray.

#5c595e

#5c5a5d

#5c5b5c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.9:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.05:1

White text reads better on this background (6.9:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5b5b5d · ΔE 2.8

Deuteranopia

#5b5b5d · ΔE 2.8

Tritanopia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 3.9

Achromatopsia

#5a5a5a · ΔE 3.8

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5c595e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5c595e]

Related colors

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Dark Violet #9400d3

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#5c595e (#5c595e) is rgb(92, 89, 94) in RGB.

No, #5c595e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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