#5d5b5e

Color #5d5b5e

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 5.84 Nearest Tailwind class neutral-600 #525252 · ΔE 4.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5d5b5e

RGB

rgb(93, 91, 94)

HSL

hsl(280, 1.6%, 36.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(280, 3.2%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(1.1%, 3.2%, 0%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(38.93, 1.43, -1.44)

LCH

lch(38.93, 2.03, 314.8)

OKLCH

oklch(47.4%, 0.0054, 315)

HWB

hwb(280, 35.7%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c5e5b

Analogous

#5c5b5e

#5d5b5e

#5e5b5e

Triadic

#5d5b5e

#5e5d5b

#5b5e5d

Split-complementary

#5d5b5e

#5e5e5b

#5b5e5c

Tetradic

#5d5b5e

#5e5b5c

#5c5e5b

#5b5e5d

Square

#5d5b5e

#5e5c5b

#5c5e5b

#5b5e5e

Shades

Color #5d5b5e mixed toward black.

#4e4c4e

#3e3d3f

#2f2e2f

#1f1e1f

#100f10

Tints

Color #5d5b5e mixed toward white.

#78767a

#939194

#aeacaf

#c9c8ca

#e4e3e4

Tones

Color #5d5b5e mixed toward gray.

#5d5b5e

#5d5c5e

#5d5c5d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.72:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.72:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c5d · ΔE 1.9

Deuteranopia

#5c5c5d · ΔE 1.9

Tritanopia

#5d5d5d · ΔE 2.5

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 2.4

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5d5b5e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5d5b5e]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Indigo #4b0082

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#5d5b5e (#5d5b5e) is rgb(93, 91, 94) in RGB.

No, #5d5b5e 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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