#5e515d

Color #5e515d

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 12.45 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#5e515d

RGB

rgb(94, 81, 93)

HSL

hsl(304.6, 7.4%, 34.3%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(304.6, 13.8%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 13.8%, 1.1%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(36.09, 7.79, -5)

LCH

lch(36.09, 9.26, 327.31)

OKLCH

oklch(45.2%, 0.0254, 328.38)

HWB

hwb(304.6, 31.8%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#515e52

Analogous

#58515e

#5e515d

#5e5156

Triadic

#5e515d

#5d5e51

#515d5e

Split-complementary

#5e515d

#565e51

#515e58

Tetradic

#5e515d

#5e5251

#515e52

#515d5e

Square

#5e515d

#5e5851

#515e52

#51565e

Shades

Color #5e515d mixed toward black.

#4e434d

#3f363e

#2f282e

#1f1b1f

#100d0f

Tints

Color #5e515d mixed toward white.

#7c6b7b

#988796

#b1a5b0

#cbc3cb

#e5e1e5

Tones

Color #5e515d mixed toward gray.

#5d525c

#5c535b

#5b545a

#5a5559

#595658

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.47:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.81:1

White text reads better on this background (7.47:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59595a · ΔE 9.5

Deuteranopia

#595a5a · ΔE 10.6

Tritanopia

#5d5858 · ΔE 8

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 9.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e515d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e515d]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5e515d (#5e515d) is rgb(94, 81, 93) in RGB.

No, #5e515d 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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