#5e5252

Color #5e5252

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark red.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 9.9 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 2.6

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5252

RGB

rgb(94, 82, 82)

HSL

hsl(0, 6.8%, 34.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(0, 12.8%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.8%, 12.8%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(36.03, 4.94, 1.82)

LCH

lch(36.03, 5.26, 20.22)

OKLCH

oklch(45%, 0.016, 17.87)

HWB

hwb(0, 32.2%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#525e5e

Analogous

#5e5258

#5e5252

#5e5852

Triadic

#5e5252

#525e52

#52525e

Split-complementary

#5e5252

#525e58

#52585e

Tetradic

#5e5252

#5e5e52

#525e5e

#52525e

Square

#5e5252

#585e52

#525e5e

#58525e

Shades

Color #5e5252 mixed toward black.

#4e4444

#3f3737

#2f2929

#1f1b1b

#100e0e

Tints

Color #5e5252 mixed toward white.

#7c6c6c

#978888

#b1a6a6

#cbc4c4

#e5e1e1

Tones

Color #5e5252 mixed toward gray.

#5d5353

#5c5454

#5b5555

#5a5656

#595757

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.49:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.8:1

White text reads better on this background (7.49:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#595952 · ΔE 9.3

Deuteranopia

#5a5b52 · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#5d5252 · ΔE 0.5

Achromatopsia

#555555 · ΔE 6.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5252;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5252]

Related colors

Red #ff0000

Maroon #800000

Black #000000

Brown #a52a2a

Dark Gray #a9a9a9

Dark Red #8b0000

Frequently asked questions

#5e5252 (#5e5252) is rgb(94, 82, 82) in RGB.

No, #5e5252 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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