#5e5559

Color #5e5559

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark pink.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 8.62 Nearest Tailwind class taupe-600 #5b4f4b · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5559

RGB

rgb(94, 85, 89)

HSL

hsl(333.3, 5%, 35.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(333.3, 9.6%, 36.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 9.6%, 5.3%, 63.1%)

LAB

lab(37.11, 4.47, -0.99)

LCH

lch(37.11, 4.58, 347.51)

OKLCH

oklch(46%, 0.0133, 348.69)

HWB

hwb(333.3, 33.3%, 63.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#555e5a

Analogous

#5e555d

#5e5559

#5e5655

Triadic

#5e5559

#595e55

#55595e

Split-complementary

#5e5559

#555e56

#555d5e

Tetradic

#5e5559

#5e5a55

#555e5a

#55595e

Square

#5e5559

#5d5e55

#555e5a

#56555e

Shades

Color #5e5559 mixed toward black.

#4e474a

#3f393b

#2f2b2d

#1f1c1e

#100e0f

Tints

Color #5e5559 mixed toward white.

#7b6f74

#968b90

#b0a8ac

#cbc5c8

#e5e2e3

Tones

Color #5e5559 mixed toward gray.

#5d5659

#5c5759

#5b5859

#5a5959

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

7.19:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.92:1

White text reads better on this background (7.19:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5a5a58 · ΔE 7

Deuteranopia

#5b5b58 · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#5e5757 · ΔE 2.7

Achromatopsia

#575757 · ΔE 5.9

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5559;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5559]

Related colors

Hot Pink #ff69b4

Deep Pink #ff1493

Lavender Blush #fff0f5

Pale Violet Red #db7093

Medium Violet Red #c71585

Crimson #dc143c

Frequently asked questions

#5e5559 (#5e5559) is rgb(94, 85, 89) in RGB.

No, #5e5559 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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