#5e535c

Color #5e535c

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark magenta.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 10.65 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-600 #594c5b · ΔE 3.7

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Conversions

HEX

#5e535c

RGB

rgb(94, 83, 92)

HSL

hsl(310.9, 6.2%, 34.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(310.9, 11.7%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.7%, 2.1%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(36.63, 6.33, -3.57)

LCH

lch(36.63, 7.27, 330.58)

OKLCH

oklch(45.6%, 0.0202, 331.91)

HWB

hwb(310.9, 32.5%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#535e55

Analogous

#5a535e

#5e535c

#5e5356

Triadic

#5e535c

#5c5e53

#535c5e

Split-complementary

#5e535c

#565e53

#535e5a

Tetradic

#5e535c

#5e5553

#535e55

#535c5e

Square

#5e535c

#5e5a53

#535e55

#53565e

Shades

Color #5e535c mixed toward black.

#4e454d

#3f373d

#2f292e

#1f1c1f

#100e0f

Tints

Color #5e535c mixed toward white.

#7b6d79

#978994

#b1a7af

#cbc4ca

#e5e2e4

Tones

Color #5e535c mixed toward gray.

#5d545b

#5c555b

#5b565a

#5a575a

#595859

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.32:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.87:1

White text reads better on this background (7.32:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#59595a · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#5a5b59 · ΔE 10.2

Tritanopia

#5d5858 · ΔE 6.2

Achromatopsia

#565656 · ΔE 8.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #5e535c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e535c]

Related colors

Orchid #da70d6

Dark Magenta #8b008b

Fuchsia #ff00ff

Plum #dda0dd

Purple #800080

Thistle #d8bfd8

Frequently asked questions

#5e535c (#5e535c) is rgb(94, 83, 92) in RGB.

No, #5e535c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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