#5e5a63

Color #5e5a63

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning dark purple.

Closest named color Dim Gray #696969 · ΔE 7.99 Nearest Tailwind class zinc-600 #52525c · ΔE 3.8

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Conversions

HEX

#5e5a63

RGB

rgb(94, 90, 99)

HSL

hsl(266.7, 4.8%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(266.7, 9.1%, 38.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(5.1%, 9.1%, 0%, 61.2%)

LAB

lab(38.89, 3.52, -4.58)

LCH

lch(38.89, 5.78, 307.54)

OKLCH

oklch(47.4%, 0.015, 305.8)

HWB

hwb(266.7, 35.3%, 61.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5f635a

Analogous

#5a5b63

#5e5a63

#635a63

Triadic

#5e5a63

#635e5a

#5a635e

Split-complementary

#5e5a63

#63635a

#5b635a

Tetradic

#5e5a63

#635a5f

#5f635a

#5a635e

Square

#5e5a63

#635a5b

#5f635a

#5a6363

Shades

Color #5e5a63 mixed toward black.

#4e4b53

#3f3c42

#2f2d32

#1f1e21

#100f11

Tints

Color #5e5a63 mixed toward white.

#79747f

#948f99

#aeabb3

#c9c7cc

#e4e3e6

Tones

Color #5e5a63 mixed toward gray.

#5e5b62

#5e5c62

#5e5c61

#5e5d60

#5f5e5f

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

6.73:1

Aa Black text on this color

3.12:1

White text reads better on this background (6.73:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5c5c61 · ΔE 3.4

Deuteranopia

#5d5d60 · ΔE 4.4

Tritanopia

#5e5f5f · ΔE 6.5

Achromatopsia

#5c5c5c · ΔE 6

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

Code

CSS

background-color: #5e5a63;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#5e5a63]

Related colors

Rebecca Purple #663399

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Medium Purple #9370db

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Dark Violet #9400d3

Frequently asked questions

#5e5a63 (#5e5a63) is rgb(94, 90, 99) in RGB.

No, #5e5a63 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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