#5d555f

Color #5d555f

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.08 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 4.3

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Conversions

HEX

#5d555f

RGB

rgb(93, 85, 95)

HSL

hsl(288, 5.6%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(288, 10.5%, 37.3%)

CMYK

cmyk(2.1%, 10.5%, 0%, 62.7%)

LAB

lab(37.21, 5.34, -4.6)

LCH

lch(37.21, 7.05, 319.26)

OKLCH

oklch(46.1%, 0.0189, 319.3)

HWB

hwb(288, 33.3%, 62.7%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#575f55

Analogous

#58555f

#5d555f

#5f555c

Triadic

#5d555f

#5f5d55

#555f5d

Split-complementary

#5d555f

#5c5f55

#555f58

Tetradic

#5d555f

#5f5557

#575f55

#555f5d

Square

#5d555f

#5f5855

#575f55

#555c5f

Shades

Color #5d555f mixed toward black.

#4e474f

#3e393f

#2f2a30

#1f1c20

#100e10

Tints

Color #5d555f mixed toward white.

#796f7c

#958b97

#afa8b1

#cac5cb

#e4e2e5

Tones

Color #5d555f mixed toward gray.

#5d565e

#5c575d

#5b585c

#5b595b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.93:1

White text reads better on this background (7.17:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a5d · ΔE 6.3

Deuteranopia

#5a5b5c · ΔE 7.8

Tritanopia

#5d5b5a · ΔE 7.6

Achromatopsia

#585858 · ΔE 7.6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5d555f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d555f]

Related colors

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Frequently asked questions

#5d555f (#5d555f) is rgb(93, 85, 95) in RGB.

No, #5d555f is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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